Yeah you’d hope they would know who came in the door with them.
The real question is why was a TV team so close and whether he was hit by an aimed shot or stray fire.
It was inside of a fast food restaurant, small enclosure. The cameraman was inside of the entry vestibule, the perp was rushing for him and firing the Airsoft pistol at the cops. The video and audio indicates that the Airsoft shots did indeed sound real and the officers were firing at him in a split second situation as he ran toward the enclosure where the cameraman was at. One of the bullets unfortunately hit him as the perp brought him into the line of fire. Incidentally, the perp was holding his Airsoft to the head of one of the employees when the police entered.