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Shaun Mouzon shooting: Attorney: Baltimore police shooting video contradicts officers' version
Source: The Guardian
Attorney: Baltimore police shooting video contradicts officers' version
Police department claimed that Shaun Mouzon attempted to run officers over
with his car in 2013, but video may cast doubts on what really happened
Baynard Woods in Baltimore
Saturday 16 January 2016 14.36 GMT
A video released Thursday casts doubt on the narrative of the Baltimore police department about the circumstances leading to the January 2013 shooting of Shaun Mouzon by police. He was hit in the chest and the groin and left in critical condition.
In the closed circuit police video obtained by Mouzon’s lawyer and played for the Guardian, Mouzon’s vehicle, followed by an unmarked police car, turns on to Edmondson Avenue and stops at a red light, with a line of cars in front of it. The officers exit their vehicle, approach Mouzon’s window and almost immediately open fire – the muzzle flashes are visible. After the shots, the light turns green and his car moves erratically forward. The video was also obtained by the Baltimore Sun through public information requests.
The police department had previously claimed that Mouzon attempted to run officers over with his car, but Dwight Pettit, Mouzon’s lawyers, says the video shows that there are no officers in front of the car prior to the gunshots.
“The car is stationary, the only time the car moves is after the muzzle flashes,” said Pettit, who has filed a suit against the police department. “The thing about the car as a weapon against the police officers is totally bogus.”
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Police department claimed that Shaun Mouzon attempted to run officers over
with his car in 2013, but video may cast doubts on what really happened
Baynard Woods in Baltimore
Saturday 16 January 2016 14.36 GMT
A video released Thursday casts doubt on the narrative of the Baltimore police department about the circumstances leading to the January 2013 shooting of Shaun Mouzon by police. He was hit in the chest and the groin and left in critical condition.
In the closed circuit police video obtained by Mouzon’s lawyer and played for the Guardian, Mouzon’s vehicle, followed by an unmarked police car, turns on to Edmondson Avenue and stops at a red light, with a line of cars in front of it. The officers exit their vehicle, approach Mouzon’s window and almost immediately open fire – the muzzle flashes are visible. After the shots, the light turns green and his car moves erratically forward. The video was also obtained by the Baltimore Sun through public information requests.
The police department had previously claimed that Mouzon attempted to run officers over with his car, but Dwight Pettit, Mouzon’s lawyers, says the video shows that there are no officers in front of the car prior to the gunshots.
“The car is stationary, the only time the car moves is after the muzzle flashes,” said Pettit, who has filed a suit against the police department. “The thing about the car as a weapon against the police officers is totally bogus.”
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jan/16/baltimore-police-shooting-video-contradicts-department-version
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