Why don’t you take the time to read the article in this post. In two separate paragraphs it is mentioned that he had a gun in his hand. Then I will take your apology. The original reports on the local news said he was told to drop his weapon and he refused.
Reread the article. Nowhere does it state that he had a gun in his hand.
In fact, it specifically states:
“Thomas was found with a gun next to his body, but police haven’t said where that gun came from or whether Thomas even had it in his hand when he was shot. “
Local news articles are available on the Internet; that you have not supplied them suggests none of them corroborate your “brandishing” claim.