Yes they are if that's the case but still. You think from afar they couldn't shoot at his leg and take him down after he falls. He's on a streetcar, they are below on the street. Get two or more cops to go for the legs.I will say so far it looks like they overreacted.
But we gotta wait to see what CCTV streetcar video shows, if the suspect made some type of charge towards cops they are justified in shooting because their training dictates so