deadly weapon pulled, brandished about, that ain’t no joke son.
Indeed ... those two mouth-breathers droning on that she "didn't knowed him" and that "Poochie wouldn't hurt nobody" need to get their heads straight. If possible. Swinging a knife around at folks is a good way to end up dead. Like Poochie.
Agreed. Under the law, she is required to be a medical examiner, stopping after each shot to evaluate whether she has ended the immediate threat of death or serious bodily harm. As far as I'm concerned, as soon as the attacker (likely mentally ill, but that doesn't mean she's responsible for reading his mind and knowing both his current intentions and exactly how severely he has been injured by previous shots) waved a knife at her, she had the right to shoot until she felt safe.