Ramos was working in a gun violence prevention team in Denver’s Lower Downtown neighborhood, near an MLB stadium, bars and restaurants, when he and two other officers, who were not charged, shot at Jordan Waddy after he pulled a gun from his pocket.

The other officers were standing in front of Waddy when he pulled out the gun, and there was only a brick wall and a bar behind him.

But it found that Ramos, who shot Waddy from the side, was not in danger because Waddy did not turn and face him, and Ramos disregarded the risk of shooting Waddy posed to the crowd of people behind Waddy.

The police union said it would do everything it could to defend Ramos and said the whole situation could have been avoided if Waddy had stopped and shown empty hands to the officers.

In a statement, District Attorney Beth McCann also put blame on Waddy, who has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit possession of a weapon by a previous offender.