I think the cops probably were pre-disposed to shoot drunk people who pointed a gun at them.
Maybe it's because they're a death squad. Or maybe it's because they didn't want to get shot.
Bluedreaux,
The pointing of the gun at the LEO's seems to be somewhat open to question.
Are you a LEO?
MM
The unbiased witnesses who watched everything happen seemed to think he pointed a gun at the cop. One even identified it later as the gun found at the scene.