Couple things are clear:
1. Police took shelter behind cars, outside of handgun range, but within the range of their own rifles.
2. The victim clearly didn't carry a rifle, or any weapon with a range that can threaten the police
3. The police didn't know if the victim, who was being shouted at and shined at with high beam and confused, was the supposed hostage or hostage taker, and shot him anyways.
It's a fuckup, and the police should serve better.
The video of the shooting was released, and you can tell from the video that, with the amount of interaction the police had with the victim, they can't really tell if he's the supposed hostage or the hostage taker. So even in the interest of rescue, the police fucked up big time.
Couple things are clear: 1. Police took shelter behind cars, outside of handgun range, but within the range of their own rifles. 2. The victim clearly didn't carry a rifle, or any weapon with a range that can threaten the police 3. The police didn't know if the victim, who was being shouted at and shined at with high beam and confused, was the supposed hostage or hostage taker, and shot him anyways.
It's a fuckup, and the police should serve better.