“when there was no egress in that direction.”
And how did the cop know that?
I think the point is that the suspect would have known that. Why would he run towards a wall?
“And how did the cop know that?”
He obviously didn’t, and that is my point. The cop appears, when he wrote his second version of the story, to have made a big mistake. He claimed the suspect was trying to flee out the rear of the apartment, but it seems that he didn’t realize there was no way the suspect could flee in that direction. To me, it sounds like the officer was just making up a story after the fact to cover himself, and did not check his facts.
Of course, if you are the type of person who believes that police never falsify reports to cover-up their own misconduct, then I guess that you would think that is a completely implausible conclusion. I am not that type of person.
“And how did the cop know that?”
All cops secretly carry the blueprints of every building in their jurisdiction.
Now promise you won’t tell anyone.