The thing that struck me was that the cop was trying to help the child even though he himself had suffered serious injuries . To me, that’s the reaction of a decent man.
Exactly. And when the “daddy” and cousin had beaten and kicked him to the ground, he was just supposed to suck it up and take it?
From all the information we have, the cop was justified in the shooting.
Reportedly he was already seriously injured with broken bones, he was being beaten by multiple assailants, he was on the ground with Middleton on top of him pummeling him repeatedly, he was near unconsciousness.
He used the last defense available to him.