Never bring a hatchet to a gun fight.

Overreaction. He was probably just going to axe him a question.

Good Lord, yeah, when somebody comes out of a vehicle with a hatchet, literally running towards you with it. This cop I tell you what he acted quick and he did it right

`Scuse me I'd like to axe you a few questions. No.

I'm glad that he couldn't get the vehicle in park properly when he first pulled up, it gave the cop more time to react. Good thing that most criminals are brainless.

Usually the police have to search out criminals, this guy decided to help that officer avoid all that work.

Cops reaction time was actually insane

On June 3, 2022, in Naperville, Illinois, a police officer was conducting a routine traffic stop when a separate vehicle suddenly arrived. The driver, Edward C. Samaan, exited the car and charged at the officer with a hatchet. The officer, acting in self-defense, fired six shots, fatally wounding Samaan. The incident was captured on both dashcam and bodycam footage and later released by the Naperville Police Department. The motive behind Edward C. Samaan's attack on the Naperville police officer with a hatchet remains unclear. Authorities have not publicly disclosed specific reasons for his actions. After the incident, the DuPage County Coroner’s Office indicated that further investigation, including toxicology reports, was needed to understand the circumstances leading to the event. There was no immediate indication of what might have prompted Samaan to carry out such a violent and sudden attack.

when you pull up like that, most cops expect gun/knife/weapon to come at them

Absolutely warranted.