You people keep dodging the question:
Was Walter Scott a "fleeing felon" at the moment he bolted?
Or not?
Is is your position that law enforcement officers are imbued with the power to confront and engage the peasantry in order to turn them into "fleeing felons", thus facilitating their execution if the officer so desires?
"Fleeing the LEO is resisting arrrest, a crime" and a misdemeanor - NOT a felony - but it's plainly evident that you're gnashing your teeth that it's not a felony.
It will be interesting to read what made him draw his weapon.
It is interesting that you care so deeply about the carefully massaged "story" of a "law enforcement officer" (and I use the term loosely) who found it necessary to "tidy up" the scene of his murder of a peasant who had only committed a misdemeanor, at worst.
@ Digital - I'm only pinging you so you can watch the wriggling. :)
By fleeing Walt was resisting arrest, a crime. Yes, as stated already, and obvious to all, LEOs have a duty to capture criminals. If you flee a LEO that has stopped you, they will pursue you. Try it sometime.
The outcome of the court case will likely be determined by what made the LEO draw his firearm in the first place. That makes it the most important fact that will come out in the trial.