Quote:It is odd that AFTER the shooting she takes out her cell phone, starts recording video and gives a narrative of what is going on rather calmly.  If a mother has her child in a car along with her boyfriend and sees a shooting... most women would be hysterical, be concerned about her child or perhaps try to help her boyfriend (just my opinion).

 

What is conflicting regarding the story is that supposedly the officer asked for his license and registration.  As he was allegedly reaching for his wallet he commented that he had a firearm on him.  The audio at about the 0:34 mark sounds like the officer said a couple of expletives and said "I told him not to reach for it, I told him to get his hand off of it"!  It would be interesting to know where exactly this firearm was located.  If it was on that side in view of the officer and if he placed his hand on it, then it looks like it might be an unfortunate accident.

 

As a concealed permit holder myself, if I'm carrying and get pulled over, I usually have my driver's license and permit out and hand them to the officer together.  I keep my hands on the steering wheel and inform the officer that I do have a weapon.  After that, I follow instructions.

 

I thought her reaction was a bit odd as well, but people do strange things when they're under stress, and at gunpoint. 

 

I've been pulled over with a firearm in the truck.  It's nerve wracking any time you get pulled over, but especially when you know you've got to explain very quickly that you're a concealed permit holder and that you've got weapons on board.  The one time when I was pulled over by JSO because one of my taillights was out, I had one of those sphincter tightening moments when the blue lights went on.  Before I was stopped I had pulled my wallet out grabbed my license and permit, flipped in the interior cab lights, dropped the window and put my hands at 10 and 2 on the wheel.  I told the officer that I had a gun in the truck.  I usually put it in a holster in the console when driving just to keep it from getting in the way.  I told him where the gun was located and then just waited for instructions.  He actually thanked me for letting him know up front, and then had me get out of the truck and move to the rear of the vehicle.  He ran my license and tag, and came back out and thanked me again for letting him know about the weapon, gave me a warning and told me to get the light fixed, and sent me on my way. 

 

In this instance, we don't know what transpired before the guy was shot.  We hear what you referenced at the beginning of the video, and you can hear that the cop is hardly celebrating another notch on his gun belt.  He's dealing with the reality that he just shot and possibly killed someone.  It can happen so quickly, and at the end, it could all be just a terrible tragedy in which someone didn't follow instructions to the letter.  At the end of this, I seriously doubt this cop rolled up on this car with the intention of shooting someone. 

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