Originally Posted by Rochard

I believe this is the case - Once you've crossed that threshold for legal use of deadly force you can use deadly force in most cases.

What most people don't understand is that a potentially deadly situation with a police officer and a suspect is not over until the suspect is taken into custody and is handcuffed, secured, and locked in a police car. This kid already wrestled with a police officer moments before, tried to take his weapon, and a shot was fired - what's to stop him from putting his hands up, laying down, and then trying to grab the weapon again?

I also don't think it went down the way the witness said. I see it on COPs all the time - police get suspect to put their hands up or behind their neck, but the danger is far from over. Maybe the kid did stop, and maybe he did put his hands up, but most likely he failed to follow any other instructions the officer was giving him.