a firearm. but a private surveillance tapes showed him falling to the ground. the body camera footage shows a more complete picture. i know everyone says my son was killed by a white cop and he s a black man in the community. yes, those are facts. but that s not what this is about. this is about what s right is right and what s wrong is wrong. what s wrong is my son was shot in the back by law enforcement. bailey s family wants an independent investigation. the colorado springs police department released the body camera footage along with edited versions that made clear that one officer shouted hands up three times before shooting. but bailey s hands were not up or even at his sides, they are out of view at his waist band. almost immediately police recovered a handgun. bailey s lawyers don t dispute that but they say he never reached for it. as i look at the video, i see
attorney s office and additionally thele eyewitness testimony. mr. bailey was with his cousin. his cousin has already given a statement that he never saw devon turn around, reach for a gun or do anything that was suggestive of him threatening the officer. so his eyewitness testimony is also going to be very critical, but ultimately, as you know, that supreme court case comes down to whether these officers or this officer that shot devon believed that he was an imminent threat either to the officer or anyone in the community. that benefit of doubt is going to reign very large in this. you ll have to come back and follow the story with us. thanks, laura. we ll be right back. it s time for the biggest sale of the year on the
thank you so much for being a part of this show. it s personal indeed. thank you for being a part of the show today. the family of a black teen shot in the back by police is calling for an independent investigation. why the release of body cam video is raising questions about the death of 19-year-old devon bail bailey. for every iphone ten r i buy, they ll give me another one. but if you re busy. iphone ten r? let s go! for a limited time, come to t-mobile and for each iphone ten r you get, get a second one on us. hey, who are you? oh, hey jeff, i m a car thief. what?! i m here to steal your car because, well, that s my job.
a young man holding his pants as his running away. he doesn t make any turn or show any gun. a 1985 landmark court ruling says police cannot shoot a suspect just to keep them from getting away but they can use force if there is a significant threat of death or serious physical injury. you have no hesitation about using the word execution in. i think that s what the video shows. the case has been turned over to the local district attorney s office to determine if there was an imminent threat. in the meantime, both of the officers involved are now back on patrol. laura? thank you, scott. i ll speak with the attorney for the family of devon bailey, who says he has doubts about getting a fair investigation. that s next.
similar descriptions, possibly having a gun, all right? don t reach for your waist. we re going to just check to make sure you don t have a weapon, all right? heads up, heads u hands up, hands up, hands up! get your hands up, get your hands up, get your hands up! get down on the ground. joining me is devon bailey s attorney. this whole situation is extremely tragic for the family. a funeral was held for devon today. how is his family holding up? well, laura, of course they re devastated and today was particularly profound, sad day for them. they did have the funeral, yesterday they had the wake and all of while they re dealing with colorado springs response to this, which is at a minimum very hurtful to them.