excessive force, definitely. reporter: scanner traffic shows police immediately tried to get a handle on how many bystanders were shot. we have a man down. reporter: that man was cedric perkins. i seen the blood and realized i was a shot. another one hit in the hip. reporter: and that was carlton st. louis. where were you hit? i was walking over here and i knew something was wrong when i fell. i looked and i seen a bullet wound here and blood gushing out. reporter: they say police were careless. carlson has a metal rod and screws holding his hip together. perkins still has a bullet lodged in his chest. it feels like an ongoing cramp in my chest all day long. we re really looking to the police for clarity. we want a full investigation and
window. reporter: what do you think is happening here? they re trying to make it seem like it was an accident or it was his fault, but it was them who did all this, and they re trying to hide it. they definitely used excessive force, definitely. reporter: scanner traffic shows police immediately tried to get a handle on how many bystanders were shot. we have a man down. reporter: that man was cedric perkins. i seen the blood and realized i was a shot. another one hit in the hip. reporter: and that was carlton st. louis. where were you hit? i was walking over here and i knew something was wrong when i fell. i looked and i seen a bullet wound here and blood gushing out. reporter: they say police were careless. they face mounting medical bills. carlson has a metal rod and screws holding his hip together. perkins still has a bullet lodged in his chest.
shows police immediately tried to get a handle on how many bystanders were shot. we have a man down. reporter: that man was cedric perkins. i seen the blood and realized i was a shot. another one hit in the hip. reporter: and that was carlton st. louis. where were you hit? i was walking over here and i knew something was wrong when i fell. i looked and i seen a bullet wound here and blood gushing out. reporter: they say police were careless. carlson has a metal rod and screws holding his hip together. perkins still has a bullet lodged in his chest. it feels like an ongoing cramp in my chest all day long. we re really looking to the police for clarity. we want a full investigation and charges brought against the police officers. reporter: neither the miami beach police or the hialeah