Nope. I don’t see it. If he was up to no good, he wouldn’t be walking down the road with a rifle in hand. He would have ditched the rifle. This guy was a hunter returning to his vehicle. The cops shot him because that’s what cops do these days. they then planted the “drop gun” on him because that’s also what cops do these days. Then they conspired amongst themselves to cover up the deed.
Agreed.
Good point! Was he hunting at 3am? I’ve been hunting for 50 yrs., and somehow never had to explain my circumstance, to the many folks I’ve run across on the coast, mountain or high desert. Skittish kops, yep, they happen. Yet, most of the rural cops are well known by everyone, and visa versa. Walking down a road with a long gun, ain’t a big deal. Droppin’ it, to divert...well, I don’t know what happen. Where I live, you’d best know where you are.
And since dead men tell no tales, they'll get away with it too.
This location is right in the middle of the Sacramento suburbs.