The officers contacted the subject [Sterling] and gave him direct orders to place his hands on the hood of a nearby vehicle. The subject did not comply with the officer's commands and the officer's physical attempted (sic) to restrain the subject and deployed their BRPD issued tasers. While the officers were attempting to subdue the subject the officers observed the butt of a gun in the subject's front pants pocket. When the subject attempted to reach for the gun from his pocket the officers fired their police issued duty weapons at the subject to stop the threat. The subject was shot multiple times and did not survive his injuries.