I really don't think killing would have been involved in this case........maybe alot of pushing, shoving until cooler heads prevailed.......which in this case, they did before the entanglement
You do not know what would have happened. You have a situation where everyone is armed and tempers are short and emotion is high. Also the Pinellas Police have a huge stake in continuing the coverup. They do not want to lose their sixty grand a year plus benefits for disobeying Felos-Greer-Rice-Michael Schiavo's orders. One gun misfire could have caused mayhem.