The officer was not identified. While I’m not against that in principle, especially right after the incident, when I see that in the press, I have to assume the officer was not a white male. My guess is a female, race irrelevant as to influencing the decision to withhold identity.
Can’t say for sure how many black officers the KPD has, but it is relatively few. I know for a fact the County Sheriffs Dept has only one, because I’ve talked with him on a couple of occasions
I'm sure you're aware, when someone is attempting to rob someone at gun point, they need to be eliminated or neutralized. By a law abiding citizen or cop, whoever has the first shot or opportunity.
Using a BB gun or whatever by the suspect is really meaningless from the defenders standpoint in these types of robbery incidents.