repeatedly ignoring their request to drop the gun for about 90 minutes, troopers firing warning shots at the concrete barrier next to hall. put it down! the original video released by the monroe county district attorney blurs the final seconds of the encounter, obscuring hall raising his hands in the air with the gun in one hand. the state police s initial press release said that hall pointed the gun at officers before they fired, but the new video via the hall family lawyer s subpoena shows hall kept his hands above his head for 14 seconds in all, including when the two troopers fired at him. he called 911, he was looking for help. you don t call 911 and expect that you d be shot. you call 911 for help. he knows that. and then he ended up dead.
troopers back away after seeing what they believed tore a gun in his hands. it was later determined to be a realistic pellet gun. authorities are seen attempting to persuade hall to step off the ledge with him repeatedly ignoring their request to drop the gun for about 90 minutes. troopers firing warning shots at the concrete barrier next to him. put it down. put it down. reporter: the original video released by the monroe county district attorney blurs the final seconds of the encounter, obscuring hall raising his hands in the air with the gun in one hand. the state police s initial press release staid he pointed the gun at officers before they fired but the new video, be contained by spotlight p.a. and nbc news via the hall family lawyer s subpoena shows hall kept his hands above his head for 14 seconds in all, including when the two troopers fired at him. thank you to vaughn. the pennsylvania state police commissioner declined an interview request by nbc news.