Re: more BS for NY'rs inbound.
Lets have some actual discussion on what is seen in the 15-second footage that's rolling around right now, rather than screaming at each other. The times I listed were based off a Youtube video...its possible other sites that reproduce this video might have time that's slightly different. I'm not sure what the origins of this video were.
The suspect in a two-piece gray suit and dark attache hurriedly walks on the outside of the sidewalk between the streets and planters. He looks rearwards possibly because of a police command, where two cops come into the camera right at the beginning of :04. It's worth noting the first cop that enters the frame eventually becomes the cop in the rear as the second officer that enters the frame runs in front of the first cop. The cop that gets passed already had his firearm drawn, and while the resolution isn't high enough, at :07 it's fairly obvious. From :07 to the beginning of :011, that cop has his gun pointed not at low-ready, but at the suspect with his partner between them the whole time until he makes active movement to remove his partner from his line of fire. The suspect walks another 3-4 paces while he partially turns around. While still in motion, he draws his handgun from what appears to be his waistband or his attache, as the attache is pulled up and held in front of his waist with his left hand. The video is not high enough in resolution for me to really see it. I don't know if you can "frame by frame" on youtube. In fact, his attache cannot be clearly made out until the :06 mark, once he passes the second-closest planter and the foliage ceases to obscure his torso. In any case, he draws the firearm up while holding it at his hip with his right hand and a crooked elbow, while retaining his briefcase in the left hand and takes a step forward.
At this point, the suspect is an estimated 10-12 feet away from the closest officer in pursuit. The lead officer appears to be left-handed, stops in his tracks and takes a short step back while placing his lead foot in front, drawing his firearm and takes up an aggressive Weaver shooting stance. It's difficult to tell because the dark uniform blends into the dark foliage when he is in front of the third planter so we can only rely on bare arms and his footwork which indicates that of a left-handed individual using a trained stance. He uses constant movement and works towards the planter to his right as concealment while laying down fire. However his line of fire during this ordeal becomes the entire length of the street's sidewalk, meaning the only backstop is people and objects along the sidewalk. After firing his shots, he goes to one-handed low ready with his left-hand while using the radio with his right. During the entire encounter, this officer's lateral distance does not change at all, only the angular placement with respect to the shooter.
The second officer is several paces behind the lead officer the entire time. He reacts at the same time and actually steps to the right twice, following the actions of the lead officer. He remains approximately 5 feet behind the officer, mirroring his moves. This makes him about 15 feet from the shooter. This also directly places the lead officer between the suspect and himself. This officer also had his handgun drawn and pointed at the suspect the entire time when the officers first show up in the video. Given he mimicked movement to keep this other officer between himself and the suspect, it made it impossible to fire a shot without risking the life of the officer in front of him. It also meant the muzzle of the gun was sweeping the officer in front of him the entire time. This officer, for whatever reason, chose to fire his sidearm single-handedly while using a crouched crab-walking for movement. His other hand isn't retaining anything or grasping anything. It's just off floating around. He finally makes the realization that he has to move away to make an actual shot. He makes one large step to his left before using his crab crawl technique, which places his line of fire sweeping out to the street. While he is shooting, he moves leftwards and rearwards until he is roughly 25-30 feet at the corner of the camera and finally steps out of frame.
It doesn't appear possible to determine in the footage the vertical angle of engagement when law enforcement fires. That is, you cannot tell if the officers were firing parallel to the horizon or at a downwards angle.
Some interesting observations:
Several tenths of a second before the video rolls from :12 to :13, you can see what appears to be two flashes of light in the foliage on the first planter closest to the camera. One takes place near the very top of the visible foliage, with one immediately succeeding it several inches below. Earlier in the video, there appears to be something sitting atop of this foliage, as it can be seen obscuring the shooter. Perhaps it was something like a mylar balloon or other light or reflective object that was hit by gunfire and it tumbled off the plant. They are not bullet sparks obviously.
Another observations. :08 in, there is a woman in a white shirt with a small female child in a blue shirt walking towards the officers. When the gunfire erupts, the woman runs in front of the child and abandons her.
Particular video I watched:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NWvrYOn9NPE
