Video Released of NYPD Shooting on Brooklyn Subway That Wounded 4 (original) (raw)
New York|N.Y.P.D.’s Release of Subway Shooting Video Footage Doesn’t Quell Anger
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N.Y.P.D.’s Release of Subway Shooting Video Footage Doesn’t Quell Anger
After seeing video of officers firing at a knife-wielding man, the cousin of a bystander who was badly hurt in the shooting said the mayor’s explanation did not make sense.
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Bodycam Footage Shows Police Shooting in N.Y.C. Subway
The New York Police Department released edited body camera footage that shows the moments before and after officers shot a man who they said was wielding a knife at a subway station in Brooklyn.
Officer: “Put it down.” Officer: “Put it down.” “Stop shooting!” Officer: “Put the knife down. Put the knife down.” Officer: “Put it down. Put it down.” Officer: “All right. Show me your hands.” Officer: “Put the knife down.” “Leave me [profanity] alone.” Officer: “Put the knife down.” “Leave me alone.” “Put the knife down. Put the knife down. Put the knife down. Put that down. Put it down.” “Stop shooting.” Officer: “Put it down.” Officer: “Put the knife down.” Officer: “Put it down.” “Don’t touch me.” Officer: “Put it down. Put it down. Put it down. Put it down. Put the knife down. Put the knife down.” Officer: “Taser! Taser! Taser!” [inaudible] Officer: “Taser! Taser! Taser!” [gunshots] Officer: “Put it down!” Officer: “Put it down!” “I’m shot. I’m shot.” Officer: “Put it down!” Officer: “Put it down!” [inaudible] Officer: “Put it down!” Officer: “Shots fired. Shots fired.” Officer: “Put it down!” Officer: “Put it down! Put it down!”
The New York Police Department released edited body camera footage that shows the moments before and after officers shot a man who they said was wielding a knife at a subway station in Brooklyn.CreditCredit...New York Police Department Handout
Published Sept. 20, 2024Updated Sept. 22, 2024
Newly released video footage of New York City police officers opening fire on a knife-wielding man at a Brooklyn subway station did not quell anger over their inadvertent shooting of two bystanders, including one who was hit in the head during the burst of gunfire.
The police made the edited, 17-minute video public on Friday amid substantial criticism of the shooting. The graphic footage, captured by cameras worn by the two officers and other cameras in the station and on a subway car, shows a confrontation that began with a man entering the system without paying and two officers forcing him to leave.
That initial encounter ended with the man, Derrell Mickles, going out through the turnstile while holding what appears to be an open folding knife in his right hand while the officers follow him at a short distance, the video shows. A second encounter that began about 10 minutes later ended with Mr. Mickles, an officer and the two bystanders wounded.
The shooting, at the Sutter Avenue L station last Sunday, is being examined by the Police Department’s Force Investigation Division and the Brooklyn district attorney’s office. Police leaders and Mayor Eric Adams have said the shooting was justified under the department’s rules because Mr. Mickles had a weapon and threatened the officers with it.
But critics have accused the police of overreacting in a dangerous way and escalating what began as the enforcement of the minor offense of fare evasion into unnecessary violence. Those critics include the family of the man who was shot in the head, Gregory Delpeche.
Mr. Delpeche, a 49-year-old city hospital worker, remained in critical condition on Friday. Minutes after the footage was released, his family huddled around a phone near the Sutter Avenue station and watched the video for the first time before holding a news conference.
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