The shooting officer had his wife and three small children with him at the time of the incident, and was reportedly taking them to a playground when he noticed the teens beating up a younger boy.[1] During the shooting incident, according to police statement, when the officer saw a fight between the youths, he entered the fight scene and tried to end it up.[2][3] The officer identified them, and it caused them to begin throwing stones at the police officer.[17][14] The officer felt his life was in danger and so decided to use his gun against the attacker.[4] Finally, he opened fire on them and killed Teka.[5][17][14] But, the other youths and a local witness said the policeman was not attacked, and just started shooting at youths who gathered at the playground.[14][19]