Two tours in Iraq as a Marine, combat, and a Purple Heart.
It looks like he is a brave cop, and evidently made the right decision.
I agree, ansell. Your sense will tell you what to do. If he had his arms down, he wasn’t a threat and probably really was trying to do suicide by cop but without hurting the cop.
I agree....the man knows a threat when he sees one
I think the perp lived by just .5 seconds.
The cop recognized the bluff and called it.