It turns out it was a knife. Did it look like a knife to the officer? Easy to second guess when it is not your life on the line.
“Easy to second guess when it is not your life on the line.”
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The other officer apparently wasn’t too concerned, he was closer and was starting to open the door when the shooter cop started firing.
If you move the slider on the video link above to 3 minutes, you can see - on the left side - the other officer starting to open the door and jumping out of the line of firing when the shooting started.