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Published on Jan 21, 2015
Video shows NJ cops gunned down 'hands up' unarmed black man as he tried to surrender during traffic stop. Man shot by New Jersey police raising his hands Caught on Dashcam (HD)
BRIDGETON, N.J. (AP) - A newly released video shows a man stepping out of a car and raising his hands as he was fatally shot by police in New Jersey last month.
Video from the dashboard camera of a police car shows Bridgeton officers Braheme Days and Roger Worley in a traffic stop that escalates quickly and ends with passenger Jerame Reid being shot to death on Dec. 30.
The officers pulled over the Jaguar for rolling through a stop sign, and the encounter starts friendly. It's not clear why, but as Days speaks to the men, he suddenly steps back, pulls his gun and tells them, "Show me your hands." Days also tells his partner that there's a gun in the glove compartment.
The driver, Leroy Tutt, is seen showing his hands atop the open window on his side of the car. It's not clear what Reid is doing, though Days repeatedly warns him not to move during an interaction that lasts less than two minutes.
"I'm going to shoot you," Days shouts in a speech laced with profanity. "You're going to be ... dead. If you reach for something, you're going to be ... dead."
Seconds later, Days tells his partner, "He's reaching for something."
Reid seems to be speaking during the confrontation, but his words cannot be made out from the video.
After a few tense moments, the passenger door pops open, but it's not clear whether Reid or Days opens it. Reid then emerges from the vehicle raising his hands, which appear to be empty. As he steps out, the officers fire at least six shots, killing him.
Days is out of the frame when the shots ring out. It's unclear how many times each officer shoots.
After the shooting, there are shouts from people who are in the area and other police and emergency vehicles arrive. Tutt follows officers' commands, gets out of the vehicle and calmly lies down on the street.
The video was first obtained through open records requests from the South Jersey Times and the Press of Atlantic City.
The shooting has sparked protests in the southern New Jersey city. The case came after some high-profile killings of unarmed black men by white police officers across the country last year. Reid, Days and Tutt are black; Worley is white.
Activists are calling on the Cumberland County prosecutor to transfer the case to the state attorney general. County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McCrae has recused herself from the case because she previously knew Days. First Assistant Prosecutor Harold Shapiro said Wednesday that he could not comment on the investigation.
"The video speaks for itself that at no point was Jerame Reid a threat and he possessed no weapon on his person," said Walter Hudson, chair and founder of the civil rights group the National Awareness Alliance. "He complied with the officer and the officer shot him."
Hudson said Days had options other than firing his weapon, but "he didn't take the other options."
The National Awareness Alliance & National Action Network's Atlantic City chapter scheduled a news conference on the shooting for Wednesday afternoon.
Both officers have been placed on administrative leave while the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office investigates the case.
Reid, 36, had spent about 13 years in prison for shooting at New Jersey State Police troopers when he was a teenager. He was also arrested last year on charges including drug possession and obstruction; Days was one of the arresting officers then. Relatives said he had a baby son.
Dashcam video shows man's fatal encounter with Bridgeton police
Footage Shows Cops Fatally Shooting Suspect
(NJ.com) BRIDGETON — Video and audio released by the Bridgeton Police Department on Tuesday shows officers Braheme Days and Roger Worley ordering Jerame Reid not to move before Reid appears to push his way out of the passenger side door. The video appears to show Reid with his hands in front of him as he stands to get out of the car and is shot and killed by the officers.
The altercation with police, which began with a traffic stop, escalated in a matter of two minutes as police described finding a gun, according to the video which was recorded on a patrol car's dashboard camera that was released after an Open Public Records request.
Days and Worley had pulled the car over at the intersection of South Avenue and Henry Street, in Bridgeton, at about 9:20 p.m. on Dec. 30. The video shows the officers driving through the city's streets and coming up on on blue Jaguar, driven by Leroy Tutt, 46, of Long Branch. They pull the car over moments later, and after Days approaches the passenger side and introduces himself, he tells the driver he's being pulled over for going through a stop sign on South Pine Street, which is adjacent to Henry Street.
video footage caught on tape cellphone camera surveillance raw dash cam air live on tv
[From article]
The newly released footage from a police dashboard camera shows Bridgeton officers Braheme Days and Roger Worley in a Dec. 30 stop that escalates quickly after Days warns his partner about seeing a gun in the glove compartment of the Jaguar.
Days screams over and over at the passenger, Jerame Reid, “Show me your hands!” and “If you reach for something, you’re going to be f—— dead!” The officer appears to reach into the car and remove the gun. But the brief standoff ends with Reid disregarding Days’ order to not move, stepping out and getting shot.
[. . .]
Days is black, his partner white. The passenger was black, as was the driver.
[. . .]
Reid, 36, had spent about 13 years in prison for shooting at New Jersey State Police troopers when he was a teenager. He was also arrested last year on charges including drug possession and obstruction; Days was one of the arresting officers then.
[. . .]
The driver, Leroy Tutt, is seen showing his hands atop the open window on his side of the car. It’s not clear what Reid is doing, though Days repeatedly warns him not to move during the standoff of less than two minutes.
“I’m going to shoot you!” Days shouts, referring to Reid at one point by his first name. “You’re going to be … dead! If you reach for something, you’re going to be … dead!”
“I ain’t got no reason to reach for nothing, bro. I ain’t got no reason to reach for nothing,” Reid says as Days continues to yell to his partner that Reid is reaching for something.
Someone then says, “I’m getting out and getting on the ground,” but Days yells at Reid not to move.
The passenger door pops open and Reid emerges. His hands are at about shoulder height and appear to be empty. As he steps out, the officers fire at least six shots.
http://nypost.com/2015/01/21/video-shows-cop-fatally-shot-man-with-raised-hands/
Video shows cop fatally shoot man with raised hands
By Associated Press
New York Post
January 21, 2015 | 2:03pm
The altercation with police, which began with a traffic stop, escalated in a matter of two minutes as police described finding a gun, according to the video which was recorded on a patrol car's dashboard camera that was released after an Open Public Records request.
Days and Worley had pulled the car over at the intersection of South Avenue and Henry Street, in Bridgeton, at about 9:20 p.m. on Dec. 30. The video shows the officers driving through the city's streets and coming up on on blue Jaguar, driven by Leroy Tutt, 46, of Long Branch. They pull the car over moments later, and after Days approaches the passenger side and introduces himself, he tells the driver he's being pulled over for going through a stop sign on South Pine Street, which is adjacent to Henry Street.
video footage caught on tape cellphone camera surveillance raw dash cam air live on tv
[From article]
The newly released footage from a police dashboard camera shows Bridgeton officers Braheme Days and Roger Worley in a Dec. 30 stop that escalates quickly after Days warns his partner about seeing a gun in the glove compartment of the Jaguar.
Days screams over and over at the passenger, Jerame Reid, “Show me your hands!” and “If you reach for something, you’re going to be f—— dead!” The officer appears to reach into the car and remove the gun. But the brief standoff ends with Reid disregarding Days’ order to not move, stepping out and getting shot.
[. . .]
Days is black, his partner white. The passenger was black, as was the driver.
[. . .]
Reid, 36, had spent about 13 years in prison for shooting at New Jersey State Police troopers when he was a teenager. He was also arrested last year on charges including drug possession and obstruction; Days was one of the arresting officers then.
[. . .]
The driver, Leroy Tutt, is seen showing his hands atop the open window on his side of the car. It’s not clear what Reid is doing, though Days repeatedly warns him not to move during the standoff of less than two minutes.
“I’m going to shoot you!” Days shouts, referring to Reid at one point by his first name. “You’re going to be … dead! If you reach for something, you’re going to be … dead!”
“I ain’t got no reason to reach for nothing, bro. I ain’t got no reason to reach for nothing,” Reid says as Days continues to yell to his partner that Reid is reaching for something.
Someone then says, “I’m getting out and getting on the ground,” but Days yells at Reid not to move.
The passenger door pops open and Reid emerges. His hands are at about shoulder height and appear to be empty. As he steps out, the officers fire at least six shots.
http://nypost.com/2015/01/21/video-shows-cop-fatally-shot-man-with-raised-hands/
Video shows cop fatally shoot man with raised hands
By Associated Press
New York Post
January 21, 2015 | 2:03pm
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