Me too.
I mean, c’mon, he was a convicted felon and gang member who got out of his car with a gun when pulled over.
He has been said to want to show his friend that cops are good guys. Really?
Like you said, this is a ploy.
Well, the cop didn’t kill him. In fact he shot the guy in the arm causing him to drop the rifle, or at least lose control of it. If\f that shot was deliberately so aimed then the cop is a “good guy” and a helluva marksman.