The article says it is Officers Hall's police report from 01/01/03. I boldened the portion that is relevant to my point.
Here is the quote from Hall regarding the dog shooting:
"Suddenly, a dog jumped from the suspects' vehicle, singled me out from the other officers, and charged toward me, growling in an aggressive manner. I yelled at the dog to get back but it attempted to circle me to attack, so I felt I had no other option but to protect myself.
Notice that Officer Hall did not claim that the dog actually attacked or lunged at him.
Neither did he claim that the dog actually circled him.
He only said that it "attempted to circle me to attack."
If Hall believed that the dog was lunging at him, he would have said so since that would be a major point in his defense.
I conclude that whatever it is the dog is doing on the video in the last moments, Officer Hall is saying he believed it was in preparation for an attack.
Any thoughts?
http://www.tennessean.com/local/archives/03/01/27645288.shtml