A cop will always, (or should) see a threat, (knife, gun, stick etc.) to his or someone else's life before taking deadly force on an individual.
And yet this cop admits that he never even saw Ashli's hands!
To top it off, right after he shot Ashli he either lied or tried to cover up the killing.
(See below)
This is not the first time this guy has been reckless with his gun.
(Left it in a bathroom once)
2:45pm or ~1m AFTER shooting, USCP Lt Byrd radio call: “We got shots fired in lobby. We got shots shots fired in lobby of House chamber.
SHOTS ARE BEING FIRED AT US & we're sh, uhh, PREPARED to fire back at them. We have guns drawn”
Byrd lied
I understand that he has been called a hero and has been promoted, Captain I believe!
Oh, I also heard that he was squirreled away to some air force base right after the shooting and never faced an inquiring like every police officer everywhere face after a shooting!☹️
Especially a killing!