Ok here's my take.
There's an obvious light being cast as he moves forward, the question is from what...a flash light or a cell phone.
Scenario 1: He has a cell phone, probably out to record the harassment. He raises the phone and the screen, or maybe flash from the cam is what's casting that light on the ground. Cop gets scared from the flash, or even just from him kind of advancing and he shoots him.
Scenario 2: He has a gun, an the light is being cast from the flash lights that were on him.
Sadly, looking at the vid from the side, even though it's horrible quality there are some clear things I take from it that I'm confident in.
- He clearly raised something up, extended his arm and walked toward the cop.
- When I was unsure as to whether the light was being cast from a phone or a flashlight...I wasn't even sure the cops had them out. But you can clearly see the lights on him in the gif of the vid from the side, you can also see the moment where one of the lights goes off of him as he raises his arm kind of coinciding with the other clearer gif where you see him walk forward.
I hate to say it but it looks like dude had a gun.![]()
He raised a cellphone. The light on him and the ground was from the cops flashlight.