Police officer executes Hispanic man during struggle over gun [Graphic]

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94. Watch the light.

At some point during the struggle over the first officer's gun, the accessory light is turned on. Basically, where the light is pointing is where the bullet will go (if the trigger is pulled). Long before they were on the ground the man had control over the gun. After the first 3-4 shots, though the man is down, the gun is still in his hand and moving. You can see that the light is still moving and pointed at the second officer, which is likely why he quickly fired off the last three shots.

While the man was unarmed while standing in the door, he wasn't trying to leave the bus, and as soon as she drew her gun, he grabbed the fire extinguisher again (presumably not for its intended purposes, but to potentially swing/throw at the officer), and once he saw that he had an opportunity to grab the gun, he dropped it and went for it.

From my view, the first officer made a mistake with how she held the gun when she entered the bus. It was too far from her body, and she didn't use both hands, which made it possible for the man to wrestle it from her. If her intent was just to kill the guy, she could (should) have easily shot him as soon as he lunged toward her. But her instinct was to avoid it, as she pulled back immediately. Unfortunately, her decision put the driver in danger, as he was very close to having been shot in the initial struggle. However, given the situation he encountered, everything the second officer did was justified. I will expect there to be more training about these situations moving forward. Perhaps the first officer should ride a desk for a year or two, and get some additional training. The second officer saved the driver and his stupid partner's life.