“Shaka Johnson said the suspect called him around 8.30pm.
‘Maurice called me in a panic, obviously. He did not want this to end violently and he really was sort of taking an opportunity to speak his peace. I told him “You gotta surrender, man,”’ Johnson told the news station.”
Did not want this to end violently huh?............was that before or after he shot 6 police officers I wonder.
The cops knew they could just kill the guy. They also knew that if they did, the guy's friends in the crowd would riot and burn.