Harper is the chief of police as was not at the scene.
Several witnesses at the scene have stated the suspect did not pull his gun until after the dog was set on him. (and no, they are not the victims friends or family, as some want to claim)
There is a lot more that’s been reported on this case than what’s in this article. Its been in the broadcast news here all morning.
From the article:
"I'm very disturbed by this whole thing. I don't believe it had to happen that way. The cops just began clearing the scene, telling everybody to get away. Nobody asked if there were any witnesses. My wife had to alert the cop and tell him, 'You're running the witnesses away.'
Whatever happened, the cops don't want disinterested witnesses in this case. A reasonable person would ask, "Why?"
Hope the family has an independent autopsy done, because the one done by the coroner is probably going to skew the facts in favor of the cop.