Everything you say is true. Where it goes wrong is when the cop starts shooting at an unidentified target. I can see how that could happen under stress given the human tendency of fear. That doesn’t justify the killing. So what you wrote may well explain what happened, but the officer is still in the wrong and must pay for taking the life of an innocent bystander through his own negligence. It makes is more sad and tragic, but doesn’t make his crime any less of a crime. He negligently caused the death of another person. I think manslaughter is a more appropriate charge than murder, but he still needs to be tried on charges.
” He negligently caused the death of another person. I think manslaughter is a more appropriate charge than murder, but he still needs to be tried on charges.”
yes personally I would think manslaughter a very fair sentence due to questions surrounding the incident. But yes, even if it ended up being new on the force (reacting instead of thinking, whatever the reason), too many things he did wrong and he will have to pay the price for those decisions.