Right wingers stretch truth to try to justify accidental killing of black restaurant owner who was friendly to police.

The old saying goes "No good deed goes unpunished."  That is definitely the case with David "Yaya" McAtee.  Prior to his death he had been a friend to all, even giving free meals to police officers.  During recent anti-police brutality protests, he was providing meals to protesters.  Some person or persons who have yet to be identified fired at police and national guard.  The police returned fired killing Mr. McAtee who was unarmed.  Most people would brush that off as "fog of war."  The police didn't intend to kill Mr. McAtee, but they didn't take a clear shot at a legitimate target either.  But don't tell that to some on the far right.  Some have pushed a narrative that Mr. McAtee was shooting at the police and his killing was therefor justified.  This is based on a surveillance video that they falsely claim shows Mr. McAtee shooting at the police.  Only, he's never holding a gun in the video.  At one point he's holding something that from the front view looks like a gun, but when you see the side view you can see they are BBQ tongs.  Other men in the video are seen carrying cell phones.  One man has what might be a gun on his waist and later in his hand, but it is always pointed at the floor.  At one point in the video Mr. McAtee is standing in the doorway, his arm pointed up in the air as if he's trying to get someone's attention, as opposed to level if he was shooting at someone, then he falls back into the restaurant clutching his chest and nothing is in his hand.

Here is the pictorial analysis from the video.  Note that the man in the camo pants clearly has a cell phone.  The man in the lime shorts may have a gun.  Mr. McAtee has tongs in his had.  There is no evidence that anyone in the restaurant shot at police from this video.  There is no evidence that Mr. McAtee had a gun.  It's a shame that in certain circumstances some people are so eager to push a particular narrative that they will, with no real evidence, smear a man that was actually friendly and helpful to the police and do the smear in the name of being helpful to the police.