Newly released body camera footage shows the moment a police officer in Houston fatally shot Jalen Randle, a 29-year-old Black man, in the back of the neck last month.

The video, shared on Tuesday by attorney Ben Crump, who is representing Randle’s family, shows what happened after Randle was pulled over on April 27 after a chase for what cops said were three felony warrants.

In the 27-second clip, the officer, identified by police as Shane Privette, gets out of his vehicle and shouts, “He’s running! He’s running!” before he demands to see Randle’s hands.

Before he can finish saying “hands,” a shot rings out and the police officer yells, “Oh, shit!” As Privette continues to point his weapon, another officer handcuffs Randle as he lies face down on the ground. More footage from the scene posted to YouTube by the Houston Police Department shows officers performing first aid following the shooting.

Randle was shot in the back of the neck, attorneys for his family said, citing an independent autopsy. “The witnesses have said that he got out of the car and was running away. We believe the body cameras will all show it,” Crump said during a press conference earlier this month.

The released video doesn’t appear to show what direction Randle was moving in, but it does show that there wasn’t much time given to comply with the officer’s demand, something Crump noted on Tuesday.

Source : yahoo.com