Not sure on the reasoning but it wasn’t smart of the cop to jump on the hood of the car like that. He could have fallen off and gotten run over before he got shots off or something like that.
Honestly why the hell would you stand in front of the car when theres a good chance the suspect is going to try and run you over. Shooting from the side would probably be just as effective.
It’s kind of funny that most people that choose to run from the cops are always the worst drivers ever.