And he wouldn't have been shot if he didn't go for his gun or point it at the officer.
Not sure that's at all an accurate description of what happened, but regardless you are right to the extent that you mean he was unwise in the extreme to move a hand towards his sidearm under those circumstances, despite being commanded at gunpoint to take hold of it. He should have disregarded that command. For all we know, however, he could have been shot for disregarding it too, which illustrates the problem with the conduct of the police in this situation.
