^^^^ this, perfectly worded.
they drove up there CLOSE to him, they didn't keep any distance, they put themselves in that situation and approached it very aggressively, as you said, they shot to kill.
also, officers are trained to defuse situations like this right... isn't that what police training is all about?
they had the guts to handcuff him and keep their guns pointed at him after they put 7+ bullets into him