The whole thing is a lot more messy. The thing that gives me pause is the bodycam footage. The cop rolled up and shot the dude almost instantly without knowing what was going on. The guy holding a gun on people for supposedly shoplifting is also in the wrong but I can't help but also think of that bouncer that got shot subduing an assailant. Like I said everyone here is partly at fault except for the alleged shoplifters.

Now you can say "well he had people at gunpoint" but I also doubt the cops would have acted without hesitation if he was white.