zoomed in slowed down version of ICE shooting (2nd tweet)

[EarlG]

29. My question is why did the officer draw his gun in the first place?

Was there a reason to have a firearm out and pointed at the driver in that situation?

DHS policy "generally" prohibits ICE agents from discharging firearms for the purpose of disabling a moving vehicle. However, the policy includes an exception for when the subject in a moving vehicle is "threatening deadly force" with the vehicle or by other means. This exception states agents should only discharge their firearm when "no other objectively reasonable means of defense is available."

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/can-ice-agents-shoot-moving-vehicles-yes-no

In the amount of time it took him to pull out his weapon, he could have simply stepped to one side and easily avoided the car, which would have been a much more reasonable means of defending himself.

It appears from the videos I've seen that he drew his gun in an effort to stop the vehicle from leaving, not because he thought his life was in danger. Then once the car started moving he fired the gun instead of stepping out of the way. Plus, the second and third shots were through the driver's side window, at which point the officer's life was clearly not in danger. Those last two shots were purely to kill the driver, not for any other reason.