If you tell 2 dozen cops, surroundnig you with dogs and an arsenal of weapons sufficient to take down a small army, that you're holding a gun with 13 bullets loaded and ready, you'd better be ready to die.
Sorry, it was a horrific video, and an absolute WORST CASE SCENARIO, but that guy was obviously on speed or something, and had a moment of insanity.
Absent the gun comment, he may have had a chance to get out alive.
South Central is not a little "suburb" of Los Angeles, it's the armpit of L.A., and a worldwide known area, full of gangs, drugs, and unfortunately a lot of innocent poor black families. So, when police in that part of town respond to a call, they are walking into an area full of landmines and unknowns.
This was an example of how miscommunication can end in fatality, and unfortunately, most cops (and criminals) lack communication skills, so there you have a formula for disaster.
It seems to me that police shootings are becoming more and more common, which is a very scary thing. Just recently, a young kid was shot here in Oregon.. He was unarmed, on some type of drugs, and was running for his MOM, no kidding.. I seem to recall at least 1/2 dozen similar stories, just here in my area in the past year..