So are you saying that officer Tyler Turnbough didn’t taze him before the other officer shot him?
I’m saying, I can’t tell from that video. There would need to be an investigation. Was a taser discharged? In the first video, the sound of the gunshot comes very early.
The reporting this morning (terrible as it was) says the guy WAS tazed before he was shot. If so, that makes the case of the police even stronger.
If he was trying to open the car door, and the tazer didn't stop him, then shooting was the only remaining alternative. They could NOT allow him to open that door.
After watching the videos a few more times, I notice a couple of things that are interesting:
1) The man was already back to the truck before the backup officers arrived. The one female officer could not have tackled him by herself to prevent him from getting there. I suppose, she could have tazered him? But, I guess she didn’t want to put down here gun.
2) It’s really not clear when the shots were fired? The sound I thought was a gunshot on the tape might not be... could just be a car door slamming? If she shot him while he was on the ground, it’s going to be hard to justify.
3) If you look closely, there is a car sitting there, parked in the lane comimg from the top. There is likely a witness to the entire event sitting in the front of that car. It will be interesting to hear what that person has to say.