Unless the young man was high on drugs or alcohol, then presumably he is aware that it is not okay to run toward a cop. In fact it is lethal to do so. All he had to do was go to the ground and obey the cop’s directions.
So many of these incidents of police shooting civilians involve people who disobey or do the opposite of what police are instructing them to do. Most of these instructions are designed to keep the situation from escalating.
