Literally the second paragraph:
> Because the boy never pointed a gun at a cop. He wasn’t given the chance to even put his hands up.That Roger Clark who they're leaning on so much in the story? He wouldn't be afraid if someone pointed a gun at him? He's an idiot, or simply someone lacking the normal emotion of fear; if the latter, such people are useful, but are not representative of the normal population, the standard by which we determine justification for using lethal force.
Their experts didn't agree that the video showed him pulling the gun at all. One said it showed him reaching for it, the other side it showed him jerking after he'd been shot. And personally, I'd have a hard time believing either of them can be conclusive - in one frame between we both his hands clearly, one single frame in dispute, and in the next frame he's already been shot.
It's far from clear-cut.
Assuming, of course, their testimony was credible, sufficiently consistent, etc.
And my memory error wasn't "from the press release", but from the fact that he was pointing it at people prior to the police showing up.