Why didn’t Samantha Sterner, Scott’s girlfriend, show up at the coroner’s inquest? If she had what she thought was the truth, I would think she’d want to shout it from the rooftops.
She doesn't want to be shot.
Maybe Scott’s girlfriend didn’t want to be interviewed by a hostile DA with no chance for rebuttal from a friendly lawyer. I wouldn’t.
So far, the bottom line for me is:
Scott’s gun was in its holster, although the shooting cops didn’t know that at the time. And if it is a SA Kimber, then he would need to either pull the hammer first, or rack the slide first...unless Kimber makes a DA 45. I like revolvers and don’t know a lot obout Kimbers.
And if he wasn’t drawing it with intent to shoot, then he wouldn’t be moving as fast as he could - which ought to clue in the cop that the guy isn’t trying to kill him.
She knows that telling the truth under oath won't give her the outcome she wants.