I'm honestly really torn on this. When I heard the DA's comments I thought for sure it would be an open and shut case, but I'm not so sure. I will say I am a cop apologist in 99% of the cases to get that out of the way.
I think this video literally shows the act was one second too late from being a "clean shoot" and one second too early to be murder. This great little site allows you to move this video frame by frame to see (kinda) when stuff really occurs. And it allows you to go in slower speeds.
http://rowvid.com/?v=Z0cdejrSjyc&t=105.00&s=0.25
I have to run and I'll be back for more, since I know many will think I'm insane. I would urge people to look at 1:52-1:56. Notice the car being started and put into gear. But also notice how the cop has his gun out in literally one second 1:54 if I recall, with the death at 1:55. I haven't seen an un-edited (gore warning that is) video yet, which I think it necessary to get a better understanding of the shot/how far they moved/and whether or not the grappled in the car.
What would have made this a "clean shoot" 1 second earlier? As far as I can tell, the only thing that could have made this a clean shoot would be a body cam malfunction.
You flipped that around, but not a big deal. What I mean is that if the shot if fired one second later, the cop has probably been dragged 10+ feet with the guy alive driving, trying to get away, thus excusable imo. One second earlier and the car isn't on, not in gear, and a blatant criminal act.
A few big thing people need to think about from my point of view:
Is a cop supposed to stop a fleeing suspect from a legitimate arrest/detainment by hanging on to a car?
Is a car a deadly weapon during a fleeing attempt? (Ohio statue isn't really clear here)
Is being dragged by a car an assault with a deadly weapon?
I think these 3 points are very open for debate and color how you see this interaction.