“...that the popo told Z. not to pursue and he got himself “a problem” when he did pursue.”
There is no proof of that.
What I mean by getting himself a “problem” is that TM said You got a problem? You do now” and jumped him.
Look, as I said to rangerette, I am not advocating anything, I am suggesting the thoughts of the prosecution based on the known facts. There could be more. I mean, the facts as they are currently “known” show TM was shot in the chest from a medium distance. This could (I am not saying it does or concluding anything, just indicating an argument)indicate that TM was backing up and was not on Z when shot. Look, y’alls’ personal hopes and opinions are interesting, but that is all. The facts have to be used to attempt to figure out what transpired, and even then, could be wrong. Z may be the only one who knows and he should keep his mouth shut.