She had just gotten off a 12 hour over time shift.
Yes, I read that later, and it makes it even more bizarre. Obviously this woman should never have made it into the police force. I still think affirmative action is ruining everything, and we all will pay the price.
Even if she uses the excuse that she was exhausted and not fully paying attention, that is no time to draw and use a weapon. The whole thing is sad and weird, but not racist as the mob is saying.