This should be a lesson. If you don’t absolutely have to don’t shoot. She had a gun on him. Why did she shoot?Did they ever present a motive?....I didn't really follow this trial...
I'm not sure they ever established a motive aside from this officer being a colossal retard.
Because she was in fear of her life.
As an armed intruder should be when they break into a home that isn't theirs and draw a weapon on the homeowner. Had he had a gun he might have been able to get the first shot off and kill the stupid bitch.
It was no accident that she drew her service weapon, pointed it his chest, and squeezed off two rounds. That's not an accident. That is murder.
Try and keep up....she did not break in...the door was open. She was a innocent trespasser....unknowingly entered the residence of another...no law broken...just a honest mistake.
An innocent trespasser, I wonder how many folks could get by with that excuse.
The lights were turned off thus the apartment was dark when she stepped inside the door...
No the lights were not all off, the man was on his couch eating Ice Cream watching a football game.
.still believing she was in her own apartment she saw the silouhette of a black male...thinking he was an intruder or burglar she immediately(all of this happened in a couple of seconds) gave him a lawful police order.
Wow a lawful police order
She was in uniform and he must have noted she was a police officer.
He refused to follow her command instead began yelling at her and advanced on her...in fear of her life she shot twice hitting him once.
A tragedy sure....but not murder. She had no malice. For murder there has to be malice.
How do you know he began yelling at her and advanced towards her? You have no knowledge of that whatsoever. Come to think of it how would you react if someone came in your home unannounced? You put 2 slugs in a man's chest you have plenty of malice.