I conceal carry. I would never roll up on an incident the way the cop did. It was way to aggressive. No opportunity to sort out what was going on.
I’m not convinced pulling up exposing the officer on the right side of the car to the kid was a good maneuver.
That’s they way they did it. The kid did present what looked like a gun. They shot him.
I don’t see this as police misconduct.
Could they have done it better? Yes.
When they get a call about “a person with a gun” they are naturally anxious. They don’t know who or what this kid id up to.
I still don’t see this as an act of negligence.
For all I know this kid was described as being a block away. They approached in a hurry, and may have come upon him quicker than they expected. I don’t know all that.
Perhaps them coming on him quicker caused them to pull closer than they might have otherwise.
I don’t know what the traffic is like, if they had to avoid oncoming traffic. I don’t know if the street was narrow.