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Miami beach paternal order of police points out an autopsy points out he was driving drunk and says a gun was later found in his car. bellow adds, whether he put his hand underneath his seat to grab the gun, something happened that caused them all to react at the same time. the family attorney is not buying it. there was a gun residue test performed on the weapon that gun had not been shot, period. so any suggestion that he was shooting a gun has gone out the window. reporter: what do you think is happening here? i think they are trying to make it seem like it was an accident or his fault but really it was them who did all this and then did most of the damage and trying to hide it. they definitely used excessive force, definitely. reporter: scanner traffic shows police immediately tried to get a handle on how many by standards were shot. we have a a man down at the delores hotel. reporter: that man was cedric
Perkins. i saw the blood and realized i was shot. we have a man down hit. reporter: that was carl st. louis. i was walking over here and i knew something was wrong because i fell and i looked and saw a bullet wound here and blood just gushing out of my hip. reporter: they both say police were careless while 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. it feels like an on going cramp in my chest all day long. we re really looking to the police for clarity. we want a full investigation report and charges brought against the police officers. reporter: neither police departments would comment on camera siting the investigation turned over to the miami-dade state attorneys office. a spokesman would only give a
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.