[MacDorcha]

To serve and PROTECT. The officer may not have been, but it was stated that it seemed like the kid was reaching for a gun AND he drove into a building complex, and near exposed supports. He was acting (as far as we can tell) to protect not himself, but others.

[MacDorcha]

"The officer may not have been,"
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"The officer may not have been in danger"

[American_Centurion]

...but it was stated that it seemed like the kid was reaching for a gun

Please point me to this bit of information, it isn't in the article posted.

[takenoprisoner]

"He was acting (as far as we can tell) to protect not himself, but others."

Wrong, he was endangering the lives of others.