In Columbus, Ohio police fatally shot an unarmed Black man early Tuesday.
They did not turn on their body cameras until after the shooting.
As a result of the camera’s 60 second look back function, the shooting was captured on video. However, the function does not record audio.
Mayor Andrew Ginther said the fact the cameras weren’t on when they were supposed to be is unacceptable.
Officers were responding to a call about a running vehicle at 1:30 Tuesday morning. They found a 47 year old man in the garage. At some point the 47 year old started walking toward the officer with a cell phone in his left hand. Officers say his other hand couldn’t be seen. That’s when one officer opened fire, striking the man. He died an hour later in a local hospital.
To date the victim and the officers involved have not yet to be named.
This comes 2 weeks after law enforcement fatally shot 23 year old Casey Goodson Junior as he was entering his grandmother’s home. There isn’t any recording of the incident, as the Sheriff’s Deputy involved wasn’t using a body camera.
Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther spoke with Roland Martin about the horrific shooting and his call for the officer involved to turn in his gun and shield.
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