Did they detain him? Did they ask him to stop before he ran?
This story says they made eye contact and he ran, implying that he ran before any order was directed at him. It does not say they recognized him as a known felon or a known wanted man and wanted to do a parole check or had any reasonable suspicion to stop him. What reason, other than him running, did they have to chase him?
You didn't ask the question, did they ask him to stop when he ran?