The sheer size and nature of the police response also contributed to the almost certain outcome.
erik scott made the 'mistake' of not bending to illegal demands presented by a store employee, to disarm or leave the store when no required signage was present...
from there, the situation was ramped up and the response was ridiculous at best, resulting in his death...
Costco claims they had the right to ask him to leave because they are a private membership club. Scott's destruction of merchandise was another reason they could ask him to leave the store legally.
I agree with you except for this. Mr. Scott was not asked to 'leave' the store, until they started asking everyone to leave. They weren't 'illegal' demands because any store can ask you to leave, and I don't think they have to give reason.
His girlfriend says that he was on his way to the car to put his guns away, because of the controversy.
IF TRUE, then it explains why she wasn't with him when he got shot.