Police release body cam video, 911 audio from officer-involved shooting that left 20-year-old dead

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Richmond Police Department has released dispatch audio and body camera footage from an officer-involved shooting that left a 20-year-old man dead on Easter Sunday.

On Sunday, March 31, at about 5 a.m., officers responded to the 1900 block of Cedar Street for a reported disturbance involving an armed person. During 20-year-old Kenneth Sharp’s interaction with officers, police said he pulled a gun. One of the officers then shot him.

Per department protocol, a “critical incident briefing,” or a collection of related audio and video, has been shared with the public in the aftermath of officer-involved shootings.

While the investigation into this incident is ongoing and the involved officer is on administrative leave with pay, this briefing is meant to “provide the public with the details as we [the department] currently understand them.”

The initial 911 call and dispatch audio

The initial call was made to Richmond’s dispatch by an unidentified person, whose voice is seemingly altered within the briefing video for privacy reasons. Any identifying information is also redacted.

The caller tells the dispatcher they can see a person lying on the hood of a car. According to the caller, the person had been beating on the car and making a lot of noise, which had woken them up. They then reportedly witnessed the person pull a “long gun” from their pants.

At one point during the call, the caller says they can see the person getting off of the hood of the car. They then tell the dispatcher that the person has gotten inside the car.

When asked to describe the person they’re seeing, the caller says the person looks like a Black male in a black hoodie and skinny jeans. They tell the dispatcher that the person’s car is parked near a dumpster in the parking lot.

They also describe the gun the person has as the length of a “baseball bat.”

The briefing video then cuts to the initial dispatch shared with officers. The dispatcher describes the situation as explained above and tells the officers the car appears to be a Silver Hyundai.

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