5 ways this case compares to others

1. Rust did not immediately comply with police instruction, a factor in nearly a quarter of shootings.
2. Rust was armed with a firearm. That’s true of almost half the people shot.
3. Rust was involved in a domestic disturbance, a factor in 115 cases.
4. Rust was drinking alcohol before being shot. That’s true in about 10 percent of police shootings.
5. Rust pointed a weapon at officers. Twenty-eight percent of shootings involved people who police say pointed a weapon at them.

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