What was he supposed to do???
He complied with their request.
If he'd refused to pull his hand out, they might very well have released the dog on him, too, and said that he had refused their request. If he'd let go of the gun and it had fallen to the ground, what if it had gone off (or even if it hadn't, he'd have been endangering others).
Note that the chief didn't say that the victim pointed the gun at anyone until the dog was released and he defended himself.
Please read my post at 219. If you are ‘local’ did you see the live coverage of Chief Harper’s 6 pm statement?
“what was he supposed to do”????
DIE !
Like the fool he was.
You have the RIGHT to bear arms... but you have the RESPONSIBILITY and the RISK that goes with them.
The End... for him.
He shot the dog. Did the police ask him to shoot the dog?
If you are licensed to carry a gun, you raise your empty hands and announce to the officer that you are a licensed CC owner and that you have a weapon on you.
On the other hand, if you are an idiot hip-hop gang banger, you figure you can quick draw, kill the cops and go off to your next drug deal.
You are pointing out what I have been saying, the cops version of events do not match what eyewitnesses on the scene have reported.
The suspect was clearly a punk based on the information that has come out since yesterday, however, that does not mean that their are no issues with what happened.
I’ll wait for the investigation, but at first blush, this one smells funny.