[Southflanknorthpawsis]

And he wasn't charged for attempted murder??

I cannot say whether this apparent prior crime is a fact and consequently do not have any details.

Nonetheless, he was obviosuly free and shouldn't have been.

[jdontom]

I cannot say whether this apparent prior crime is a fact and consequently do not have any details.

I deeply regret the loss of life of yet another officer.

Without knowing all the details of the stop, if the suspect was a known gang member or had prior violence against police officers the information in most cases would have been dispatched to the officer for his safety.