“It was terrifying,” he told the news station. “…My mind was in shock.”

Mapson told North he never heard his commands.

“Had I known it was an officer, from the beginning that’s what it would’ve been: total compliance,” he said.

Mapson’s attorney Jackie Patterson said the loitering and reckless conduct charges should be dropped against his client.

Patterson said the shooting was excessive and that his client could’ve died from it.

“There was no threat to this officer whatsoever,” he told Channel 2.

Mapson said he’s thankful to be alive: “At the end of the day, that could’ve been my life.”

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