Idk.. not shoot someone 7 times when they weren’t even facing you.

If he grabbed a knife you could step back and shoot his harm in self defense. Once or twice. Not 7 times. It’s a knife not AR15. You wouldn’t be walking to stab someone when you are shot. Unless you are a zombie.

If it was a gun pointed at you, then self defense comes into play.

But we didn’t see that. Just because he has a criminal history doesn’t mean you have to just shoot somebody walking away when there was no danger.

Did he grab a gun from his car? If it’s a body cam video?

Did the cops get trained like they can kill somebody because they have a criminal background and that’s justified?