"The statements in the article I read said that he was ordered to put his hands up, he failed to comply with that and instead reached his hand down towards the gun in his wasteband."
Another report says the cop told him to "drop his weapon"........ which is kinda impossible unless you pull it out of your waistband first.
I'd say there's a fair chance that each cop gave different commands to the kid.
That would seem to be an important point.
