[Jonty30]

If a guy has a gun on a cop, the cop has to assume that it will probably be used and has to act accordingly.

[blackdog]

You know, how come the cop didn't just go knock on a neighbor's door after not getting an answer? If the neighbor knows the man's routines and habits, which is most likely, a different outcome would have happened.

But then again, at least he shot the guy at the right address...........

[ansel12]

No it doesn’t, my description is an action that a cop should take under the same circumstances.

We carry guns, we answer our door with guns, we come out of our bedrooms with guns, we camp with guns, cops can’t just shoot everyone with a gun, but especially not when they come into our home and disturb us because a relative called to check on us.

There better be a reason why he killed this man, and under this first cursory description of the circumstances, that reason hasn’t surfaced yet.

[Iscool]

If a guy has a gun on a cop, the cop has to assume that it will probably be used and has to act accordingly.

The old guy didn't shoot...Apparently he knew where the cop was while the cop didn't know where he was...

My guess is the old guy was waiting to see who was coming thru his broken down door...

If you walk into a room and a gun is pointed at you, are you going to draw your weapon and shoot??? Of course not...You'd be dead...The cops gun was already drawn and the second he saw the old guy's gun, he killed him...