There were dozen other cops in that hallway, most of them far better equipped than he was, and they didn't feel the need to shoot an unarmed woman at point blank.
I saw the video shortly after it went out, and it struck me how there were literally armored cops coming up the stairwell right behind her, and I have the image burned in my mind's eye of the lead officer looking up toward the door where it happened with a distinct 'WTF are you doing' expression right after Ashli Babbitt fell. They were right freaking there.
There were dozen other cops in that hallway, most of them far better equipped than he was, and they didn't feel the need to shoot an unarmed woman at point blank.
So why did this guy?
Fucking dipshit.
I saw the video shortly after it went out, and it struck me how there were literally armored cops coming up the stairwell right behind her, and I have the image burned in my mind's eye of the lead officer looking up toward the door where it happened with a distinct 'WTF are you doing' expression right after Ashli Babbitt fell. They were right freaking there.
There's also the blatant fed saying "You just murdered this woman!" seconds after she hits the ground.
One of the SWAT guys even raised his rifle as if to return fire.