The little robot camera the cops threw in his trailer to recon.
So they knew he had it in his hand.
This looks like some Red Bull-n-coffee jacked up part time SWATter got jiggy early on the trigger and the rest followed. Bad mojo.
Far as I know Mr Koepfler is still alive. Mebbe he ends up movin into the county commissioner's house after the lawyers get thru.. d;^)
Every badge-wearing thug involved in this fiasco need to do life in prison ... in general population.