Why was he fleeing?
Why was he shot?
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Why not check the linked article with its video of the incident. That SHOULD answer your question. If you still can’t understand why he was shot it’s unfortunate that you couldn’t have been there as an unarmed “peace officer” who could volunteer to approach the perp to calm him down as he reached into the rear seat of his car. You’d be down for that?
I read the article and it is another case of the police shooting and killing someone who was not a threat. So what's your point?
And in this case, sure I'd approach him as an "unarmed police officer". The worst he could do would be to run again.