April 23, 2021 - 10:31 PM
SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. - Body camera footage and 911 audio released late Friday appeared to show that a Virginia deputy mistook a cordless house phone held by a Black man for a gun before the deputy shot him repeatedly.
Family members said Isaiah Brown, 32, was in intensive care with 10 bullet wounds following the shooting outside a home in Spotsylvania County early Wednesday, WRC-TV reported.
âIt is evident that the tragic shooting of Isaiah Brown was completely avoidable,â Brownâs attorney David Haynes said in a statement Friday.
The body camera video shows the deputy arriving at the scene and yelling at Brown to show his hands. The deputy then yells, âdrop the gun,â multiple times and appears to say over his radio, âheâs got a gun to his head.â The deputy then yells, âstop walking towards me, stop walking towards meâ and âstop, stopâ before firing at least seven shots.