This case is the example of why police officers are trained to handcuff an offender immediately after an Officer-Involved-Shooting (OIS).
This OIS incident began as a call for service where an assault was reported. Officers arrived on scene and located a nineteen-year-old male who matched the description of the offender. Upon initial contact the suspect informed the officer that he was carrying a “box cutter”.
The officer made the correct decision to not try and remove the weapon until a backup officer was on scene.
While waiting for the backup officer - the suspect suddenly charged at the officer with the boxcutter.
The officer fired his weapon at the suspect and this was a reasonable use of force.
The suspect went down but after about a minute - he got up and ran from police.
The suspect had not been handcuffed after the OIS.
The suspect ran into a garage, exited after a few minutes, and charged at a different officer with the boxcutter. That officer also fired his weapon and the suspect was even further injured.
Now you get it
Oftentimes anti-police activists will (either dishonestly or ignorantly) criticize police officers for immediately handcuffing a suspect after an OIS and before medical aid is rendered.
The reason that officers are trained to handcuff is not to be punitive, aggressive, or unsympathetic. The reason is to eliminate the chance that officers will have to use any more force. The last thing that police officers want is to be rendering medical aid and have the offender reach for a weapon and then use additional force.
If the suspect is secured and the scene is safe - then all efforts can be focused on rendering medical aid.
Handcuff after shooting