The Father is a moron. They shot because his son refused repeated commands to drop the knife and advanced on Police Officers with drawn weapons.
I agree, I was replying to the person who asked He/She... at least the father said “SON”...so I guess male.
Hey! Another conservative from Tallahassee, awesome! Yeah, you pegged it. There are plenty of other standoffs like this... normally deemed “suicide by cop”. Only the LGBTQ political aspect made this one a news report.
Knife/Gun fight
They should not have killed this kid. He was attempting suicide by cop and they were to quick to obige him.