I think the officer moved to go towards the driver-side window, the driver then turned the wheel (past the officer, you can see the wheels turn to avoid him) to escape, the officer drew his weapon and shot her as she was leaving.
It's very clear from the video that she had no intention of running him over, he shoots after the car is past him.
Panic is no excuse for running someone over with your car
Clearly not what happened when viewed from multiple angles.
The driver backed up, turned wheel prior to moving forward, and drove forward to leave.
During this, the ICE officer advanced, drawing his weapon, stepped into the turn circle of the vehicle, fired, and then jumped out of the way.
It's unclear whether he was hit, it is clear that he moved in front of the vehicle to fire with the intent of then moving out of danger.
At worst he skimmed across the rounded corner of the bonnet as a result of his own actions.
I think the officer moved to go towards the driver-side window, the driver then turned the wheel (past the officer, you can see the wheels turn to avoid him) to escape, the officer drew his weapon and shot her as she was leaving.
It's very clear from the video that she had no intention of running him over, he shoots after the car is past him.
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> Panic is no excuse for running someone over with your car
It is certainly not. Nor is shooting someone in the face. Only one of those things actually happened.
It's possible to believe this woman was an asshole and an agitator and that her death was needless and intentional.
However, making excuses for shooting someone in the face is very popular.
It is, however, an excuse to shoot an unarmed, non-threatening person.
(I don't necessarily mean the Minneapolis case - for example, consider the Shaver shooting)
Which didn't happen except in some people's delusional minds it seems.