Having a knife and a screwdriver means the suspect was armed. Are they really being this absurd. I don’t even remember this absurdity from 15 years ago when a man was shot dead from running at a cop with a knife.
From article: “I’m not a law enforcement professional, but I think the deputy let the aggressor get too close, and apparently within ten feet before firing. Twenty-one feet is Tueller Drill range, which means the assailant can reach you in 1.5 seconds, and you need to not only” fire, but also stop him during the little time you have. My own experience, which was fortunately with a training simulator and not a real assailant, was that the bad guy cut my throat before I could aim and fire. The deputy went more than the extra mile to avoid shooting the suspect and fired only when she clearly had no choice.”