[cacoethes_resipisco]

The leading theory in the Bay Area news reports is that the cop thought he was grabbing for his taser but somehow came up with his pistol. This is reinforced by the surprised reaction of the cop who did the shooting (if the link above is to the complete video. I can’t see youtube from here.)

[JamesP81]

The leading theory in the Bay Area news reports is that the cop thought he was grabbing for his taser but somehow came up with his pistol.

I think I'd know the difference between a taser and a pistol.

[brytlea]

That actually makes much more sense. I couldn’t see the cop’s face, so I couldn’t tell if he was surprised. But, it seems incredible to imagine the cop decided to just shoot the guy right there in public. I know there are bad cops, but I suspect those guys do whatever out of sight of the public.

[Domandred]

thought he was grabbing for his taser but somehow came up with his pistol

Watch the second video. He stood up, extended his arms, and shot. He was in a pistol shooting stance, not one that would be used with a taser. He knew what he was doing. That report is the cops trying to cover a murder with an "accident".

[Popman]

The leading theory in the Bay Area news reports is that the cop thought he was grabbing for his taser but somehow came up with his pistol. This is reinforced by the surprised reaction of the cop who did the shooting (if the link above is to the complete video.

That would be my take on it, but I would question, why was he trying to put a tazer into the guys head?

Doesn't quite add up

[Crim]

“The leading theory in the Bay Area news reports is that the cop thought he was grabbing for his taser but somehow came up with his pistol. This is reinforced by the surprised reaction of the cop who did the shooting”

Same thing I thought when I watched it...

As to the reaction of the other cops holding the kid down...he was clearly going “WTF!?!”