Thread link does not state why “mistaken identity” is part of the reporting.
“They were set to engage in a physical confrontation with another individual; they felt that that individual would bring a firearm to the confrontation, and so Sutton brought a gun to the confrontation,” said Chief Smith. “(He) chose just to immedietly approach a vehicle that he assumed was occupied by the individual that they were beefing with, and fired multiple rounds into that vehicle.”