if the guy survives then there is a second side to the story, and maybe a lawsuit. remove the other side of the story and it removes the doubt in "reasonable doubt"
Dead people can't sue
In my opinion anyone who points a gun at people especially the cops should get shot dead. Even a 12 year old pointing a fake gun. If society is going to dictate that cops hesitate when someone points a gun at them, we are going to start losing our finest and then who is going to protect the whiners from the thugs?