I don't think he even noticed the lights of the patrol car until it got closer, then he stopped. It was not a pursuit! It should have been a controlled situation at that stage. The police officer was out of the car yelling at him in a very short time and shooting even quicker. If the bike was in gear, he would have had his left hand on the clutch and if he let go the bike would have surged and the cop will still have shot him. The police officer didn't have the contol to handle the situation, panicked and crippled someone for life. All the cop had to do was pause for another second, making his intent clear, warn the guy he's going to shoot. If the biker still doesn't comply then shoot. And ffs, the guy had his back turned, the cop had plenty of time with his weapon already drawn and pointed at the guy. No way the biker could have drawn a weapon, twisted, sighted and squeezed off a shot faster than a trained police officer with a bead on already.