article_snippet.sent: The officer told Cincinnati's WLWT: 'I was trying to open a dialogue with The officer. '
article_snippet.sent: I don't want to shoot you, get on the ground,' but The officer wasn't having the ground. '
article_snippet.sent: The officer got towards my face right as I lost balance.
article_snippet.sent: I'm thinking, at this point, that if The officer goes into attack me, that I'll have to use deadly force to defend The officer.'
article_snippet.sent: Law enforcement officers all across the nation have to deal with split-second decisions that mean life or death.
article_snippet.sent: I wanted to be absolutely sure before I used deadly force.'