You have no obligation to obey a police order to stop unless you are being detained by the police. Did they tell him that?
You're not allowed to ignore reasonable request from a police office who is attempting to do their job.
Depends on your definition of reasonable I guess. If I've done nothing wrong and the police tell me to stop is that reasonable?
Ignoring their repeated demands that he STOP, continuing toward his car gave the police ample reason to believe the guy was unstable and unpredictable.
Debatable, but even so did that present a threat to the police or anyone in the area?
In such a case, letting him open the door was a direct, potentially lethal threat to the officers.
Why?
If he reached for that door (and, it appears to me that he did)... they were justified in shooting him.
How did that represent a threat to the police or anyone else? Isn't the key requirement for the use of deadly force is that it was required to prevent the death or injury of the police officer or the surrounding public? What was the threat there?
NO WAY they could allow him to open that door.
Why is that illegal? What if his intent was to get his ID or the car registration?
You, me, anyone.... doing what he did would have a very good chance of getting shot.
So you really think that? Really?
Yes, I absolutely do. If I parked my car in the middle of a road, then walked over to a police officer, acted erratically, refused to do anything they ask me, then stumbled away with my hands in the air as three more officers arrive, pull their weapons and yell at me to stop....
and then, as they're yelling at me to stop, attempt to open my car door? I think the chances of me getting shot are very, very high.