Unconfirmed reports are that the officer’s eye socket was broken.
I think it’s a valid assumption that if Brown assaulted an officer, then he’s a threat to others.
If the officer had any eye injury, it would be more difficult to see the target so the six bullets would be more understandable to a jury. But we all know Holder is going to make him pay for Zimmerman not getting hanged at noon on the courthouse steps.