Early eyewitness accounts had the Gentle Giant of Ferguson being gunned down while unarmed and with hands raised, too, and people swallowed that whole. Before long the truth came to light and the whole story changed. So if it's OK with you I'll wait a while for the details to come out before I make any judgment calls on this one.
The eyewitnesses in the Fergusen case were what proved the claim of hands up don’t shoot to be false. That and forensic evidence.
There is no reason to think the same would not be true here.
There are a variety of details. All can be checked for accuracy, as can the shots in the body.