You do NOT have the shooter attack the victim, leave that to other people. The Shooter should be saying he regrets the shooting and wish it never occurred, but as to the details he has been instructed by his attorney not to say a word. As to upbringing, just say you do not know anything about the victim's upbringing and thus can not comment on it.
You do NOT have the shooter say something bad about the victim. If you want the press to hear bad things, get that out via third persons (including releasing any prior criminal history of the victim). If pressed, fall back on the line "My Attorney told me not to say anything on that subject". In any interview, mention your training and background, when asked about the incident fall fall back on the line "My Attorney told me not to say anything on that subject".
Now, mentioning the lawsuit is NOT a banned subject, mention that family is suing you, and that you understand their grief and loss and why they are suing you, but do NOT make any comment in the case itself, fall back on the line "My Attorney told me not to say anything on that subject" as to the incident and the victim.
Hopefully this is the ex-officer being an idiot, not his attorneys, but you never know.
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