Originally, police tried to justify the shooting by saying the victim, 27-year-old Eddie Irizarry, exited his car and came after them. But two days later, Police Commissioner, Danielle Outlaw corrected that original report telling reporters that the victim was actually shot while sitting in his car.
Surveillance video showed that happened.
Video shows an officer exiting the passenger side of the patrol vehicle and pulling out a firearm from his belt as he crosses the front of the patrol vehicle and heads toward Irizarry’s car yelling what sounds like, “Show us your hands!” and then “Show me your hands” two times.
Approximately five seconds elapse between the time that the officer gets out of his patrol car, runs over to the driver’s side of Irizarry’s vehicle, and fires his gun what appears to be six times with at least one shot striking Irizarry’s front windshield. While firing his weapon, the officer is heard shouting what sounds like, “Drop the knife!”
As the officer runs over toward Irizarry who’s seated in the driver’s seat, Irizarry is seen pulling up the driver’s side window before the officer shoots inside his vehicle.
The video shows the officer appearing to recoil and run back toward his patrol car as he’s shooting at Irizarry.
Both officers responding to the traffic stop then appear to try to get into Irizarry’s vehicle but the doors are locked. The officers are then able to open Irizarry’s car and then drag him out of the vehicle and place him into the patrol car.
