The article indicates this was a chance encounter by two plain clothes detectives there to serve an arrest warrant on someone else. He just happened to be there smoking a joint then brandishing a weapon. The detectives called for backup then approached this guy to apprehend. He had a felony conviction and carrying a handgun that would send him back to prison. He made a conscious decision to go out blazing, IMO.
Thanks for the info...... there was a post in # 111 this thread that relayed details of such as well.
Thanks !!