Not only did the cop shoot the victim only SEVEN seconds after yelling, “Hey!” But the police say the shooting took place at a distance of nine to ten feet!
That knife didn’t look anywhere near nine to ten feet in length to me...
Seven seconds. Seven seconds?! Many people just freeze in a moment like this. He didn’t lunge after the officer or attempt in any way to injure the officer. Notice on the tape that the officer said he was cutting up a piece of board and he wouldn’t drop the knife. The officer could have backed up and given him more commands without putting himself in danger. I personally believe the victim simply froze for a second or two.. just froze and that cost him his life. Sad.