The caller didn’t run for cover, and just kept watching the kid. The caller stated that the caller thought it was probably a toy.
How you get from that to “blast away” is a mystery.
I didn’t get to blast away...my point is that the caller wasn’t sure enuff to confront the guy...and no one in this forum would assume it was fake if they were in a confrontation with him...so why are police supposed to assume fake first then find out later?