Right now, I think the only evidence we have that he was "shot from a distance" is the account of his accomplice. About all we know for sure is that he was shot, and that he fell down 35 feet from the police car.
He's a big dude. If he was shot from six feet away, and managed to get five strides before he fell down, that would put him at about 35 feet away.
True. And the main witness is his homie, who was in the cigar store with him. We’ll see.