I'm not saying CPR would have done a thing, but the lack of an attempt will be questioned.

@tour2ma said:

Correct.

Chest compression provides enough air exchange.

@calfoxwc said:

Possibly... Autopsy will determine what if any drugs may have fed his behavior, but it is also possible he was "unbalanced".

I get the ambulance call, but I believe Officers are trained in CPR and other first-responder techniques...

and obviously?, an ambulance.

I can't imagine the gunman wasn't high on something.

@calfoxwc said:

No idea? He witnessed a shooting, cal.

In answer to your question, HPD Officers are instructed to not take time to start their bodycams if a threat is imminent. The kind of info one can get from real news sources.

There are parts here that will play very well with the public.... other parts... not so much.

Hearing the shooting(?) Officer's reaction to the event, i.e., "Fuck", "Goddamn", are a real positive. Goes against any extreme narrative of Black Lives not Mattering. Ditto for the "what was wrong with him?" asked of the witness who ID'd himself as a relative.

Why they did not turn bodycams on as soon as they saw a civilian "flagging them down" will be a question. Also why no aid was attempted once the individual was down and disarmed will be asked... especially given the following video of a gun drawn on someone who clearly was not going to move, let alone, pose any additional threat.

While the wound certainly looked "mortal", the time passage (2 minutes?) between the downing and the final gasp, which shocked and surprised me, will raise aid questions.