Dylan Noble, 19, died after he was shot by officers in Fresno, California, in June. “Man, you’re going to get shot,” an officer says in the footage released Wednesday.
After the shooting of an unarmed 19-year-old man sparked protests in Fresno, California, police on Wednesday released two body camera videos showing the minutes before his death.
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A bystander's video previously showed part of the June 25 traffic stop that ended with the fatal shooting of Dylan Noble.
The video showed officers shooting Noble twice, about 12 seconds apart, as he lay on the ground. The interaction left some outraged, and Noble's family has filed a claim against the department, a precursor to a wrongful death lawsuit.
On Wednesday, Police Chief Jerry Dyer released footage from both officers' body cameras of the entire 2-minute, 27-second interaction in which four shots were fired. The chief said he hoped that releasing the videos would answer the community's questions.
Dyer said he requested an investigation into the shooting by the FBI, which would be in addition to those being carried out by the district attorney's office and the police division of internal affairs.
Typically, Fresno releases body camera footage at the end of a criminal investigation, but Dyer said he believed the community needed to see the videos now.
"It may satisfy concerns," he said. "There may be others that look at the last part of the video and say that is too much. I understand that."
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Before the shooting, Dyer said police had received a 911 call about a man with a rifle. As officers were searching for the man, they saw Noble's truck squeal through a turn and speed off.
At that time, the officers believed the driver of the truck was likely the armed man they were searching for, so they followed with their lights and siren on to conduct a traffic stop, Dyer said.
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