But Magistrate William Campbell pointed to a number of inconsistencies that have clouded details of Forbes's 2004 death.
Detective Sergeant Rubin Stuart told the court that he and two other officers had stopped Forbes and his friend Trevon Stevens after chasing their car.
Stuart said Forbes ran out of the car and the other two officers chased him. Soon after, he told the court, the suspect came running from between some houses and fell on his face, shot.
Officer DC Martin, one of the officers who chased Forbes, testified that the third officer, named Ranger, shot Forbes when he turned and pointed his weapon at them.
A firearms expert testified earlier in the case that Forbes's weapon was actually a toy gun.
Magistrate Campbell asked why the officers had said that Forbes fell face down when crime scene photos showed him face up.
Stuart said that emergency medical workers had moved him but Campbell said the photos should have been taken that way.
The Magistrate also said it was unfortunate that Stuart's Uzi Submachine gun was not tested by police to see if it was fired on the night of the shooting.
Stevens testified that Stuart shattered their car's windshield with the Uzi during the chase. But Stuart said he had not fired the gun "at all".
The case resumes in April.
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