The officer was chasing a perp. When Mr. Turley approached him with a firearm, the officer fired at him. The rock-and-hard-place situation for the officer is that he did not identify himself and he incorrectly identified the homeowner as the perp he was pursuing.
In the moment, the officer obviously reacted to the gun and not to the person carrying it. He may have feared for his life and that will be taken into consideration in the investigation. I am hopeful for a swift and complete recovery but I also believe the officer was entirely wrong in this situation.
What would happen to us? That was my point, we walk across a citizen’s lawn, see him come out with a firearm and open fire on him, we’d be arrested in about thirty seconds. If he has no better judgment than this, he needs to find a new profession. He was entirely wrong, that I agree with you on.