I assume the officer was in uniform (somebody else today said he was in civilian clothes). But, if he was being hoisted up by another officer, both must have been in uniform.
If the shooter clearly turned his rifle on the officer beginning to climb onto the roof, then wouldn’t that be sufficient justification for the police sniper to take him down at that instant?
“If the shooter clearly turned his rifle on the officer beginning to climb onto the roof, then wouldn’t that be sufficient justification for the police sniper to take him down at that instant?”
That’s assuming the counter sniper team can see the officer.