Metro Police Officer William Mosher, one of three officers who shot Erik Scott, said he is a member of Metro's crisis intervention team and has gone through extra training to deal with situations that might involve people with mental issues.“With the details we had and the fact that he had a weapon, that’s not really the time to talk,” Mosher said.
He also said he only observed Scott’s behavior for about 30 seconds between the time Scott was pointed out to him and shots were fired.
Mosher, who is a Marine, said Scott, a West Point graduate, should have known how to safely surrender a weapon to an officer, but he didn't act in an appropriate way.
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“He also said he only observed Scott’s behavior for about 30 seconds between the time Scott was pointed out to him and shots were fired.”
The audio & time line given at the inquest say Mosher was wrong. Of course, he was wrong about a lot that day. Wrong about what gun Scott had. Wrong about the holster. Wrong about being able to shoot in the holster. Wrong about the gun caliber. Wrong about what he said to Scott. And very wrong about how long it took for him to decide to kill Scott...
“With the details we had and the fact that he had a weapon, that’s not really the time to talk,” Mosher said.”
Except the scene Mosher SAW was different from what he had been told to expect. Cops are expected to deal with what is, not with what they heard before arriving. Which is why I think either Costco or their employees may well be found to have liability...