Alabama police officers fatally shot a young man who was recently involved in a minor traffic accident. The man was holding his wallet but the office mistook it for a gun. The officers' perception of the incident was influenced by the .

The immediate context

Explanation:

The immediate context here refers to what the officer perceived immediately was happening; how the officer comprehended the situation at the point of encounter. The young man was holding a wallet, however the immediate impulse it gave the police officer was that the young man was holding a gun. Immediate context happens unconsciously and immediately(very short time).

answer; no longer than a reasonable period of time;