It doesn't matter to me what this piece of human excrement was carrying or whether or not it was legal, the fact is carrying an illegal concealed weapon is not a capital offense. There is no information that the perp tried to use the weapon, I simply don't understand why he was shot. This one I would call murder. This was not a suicide by cop but premeditated murder. The cop got it wrong. What was the provocation for shooting the guy? He was already under control. It was a rifle stuck down his pants and shirt, it would take forever to get out and shoot.
The cops are wrong on this one from what information we have been given here and from what the witnesses say. I say give the guy his life back or put some bad punishment on the cop and the city that paid him to do what he did. I realize the guy can't get his life back and that is why cops are supposed to show restraint.
Murder, pure and simple. I hope the cops and city pay big time.
You don't know how much time elapsed between the perp not going down and the officer firing. He was not under control. He was resisting. You have not seen a picture of the weapon. You don't know if it was three feet long or a foot and a half long. Regardless, it would not have taken 'forever' to get out, as you said.