""Also, not good news. Apparently the person the police shot didn't shoot first. Hmmm.""

He didn't have to. The rules of engagement are that if he raises the weapon and an armed police officer fears for the life of himself, a colleague, or a member of the public, then he is justified in shooting.

If he does not, and somebody is injured or killed as a result, that is in all probability the end of his armed status, and maybe his career.

Don T.