Well, I have no idea what the officer was thinking, but I know what I saw in the video. None of this needed to happen. And I can not explain his actions or lack of.
But based on the video, this should have resulted in a simple arrest and a mental referral for the young lady.
End of story.
End of story.
Yep - instead, we got murder and a Wild West shootout.
Maybe it's time to take the guns away from cops that can't control themselves.