[Conscience of a Conservative]

According to the witness who called 911 originally, he did not point his rifle (or his riffle) at the officers:

Michael Russell McCarthy, 58, told NBC News that McBean had the Winchester Model 1000 Air Rifle balanced on his shoulders behind his neck, with his hand over both ends, and was turning around to face police when one officer began shooting.

"He [McBean] couldn't have fired that gun from the position he was in. There was no possible way of firing it and at the same time hitting something," McCarthy said. "I kind of blame myself, because if I hadn't called it might not have happened."

[sport]

I have never heard of a Winchester Model 1000. Please post info. Daisy, Benjamin and others I have heard of but never a Winchester.