The interior minister made it clear that once it was ascertained that this guy had no previous criminal record or wasn't a hardcore Taliban militant, they were not going to shoot, since shooting had a lot of risks involved due to the spectators and media around. but that Zamurd Khan ruined the whole plan.
I think it was a perfect strategy by the police, let the SSP gain trust of the attacker, try to calm him, then try to move him some place else and physically overpower him in the process without a shot being fired. Safe and sound strategy.
I was thinking today, and I thought very hard over this thing, that what would have been the impact on the children. Seeing their father being shot like that?
If you see the video, you can see one kid (the boy I think) holding an umbrella and when firing started, he was jumping frantically. I thought long over it and shuddered over the thought, your father being shot almost dead in front of you. I almost cried. These scars would remain in one form or another with the kids for the rest of their lives. Poor kids.