text: No, your version is not what the witness said. 
  There, in fact, have been contradictory statements from her. One in which she said the victim told the police that he was armed and another in which she said she did. 
  At any rate, the question that is the key is whether the officer told him to freeze AFTER he was advised the man was carrying. 
  If an officer tells you to freeze, my friend, you'd better be prepared to get shot if you keep reaching for something behind your back.