Fatal Police Shooting Of Man Sitting In Car Captured On Video

PHILADELPHIA — Video footage released Tuesday shows the exact moment a Philadelphia Police officer opened fire on a man sitting in a vehicle, killing him.

Attorney Shaka Johnson released the footage showing the shooting that killed Eddie Irizarry.

Johnson is representing Irizarry's family.

Irizarry, 27, was shot and killed by Philadelphia Police officer Mark Dial on Monday, Aug. 14.

Irizarry was shot and killed while sitting in a Toyota Corolla on Willard Street the afternoon of Monday, Aug. 14.

Authorities initially said Irizarry, who emigrated from Puerto Rico eight years ago and has lived in Philadelphia since, was outside the vehicle and lunged at officers while armed with a knife when he was shot.

But police later recanted that story, saying Irizarry was seated in the Toyota when he was fatally shot.

"We know that that is a patent lie," Johnson said about the initial statement from police. "That is a fabrication. It didn't happen that way at all."

Johnson alleged police intentionally misled the public about the incident.

"I respectfully reject and rebuff the attempt to clean things up that came on Tuesday," he said.

According to police, the incident began at about 12:28 p.m. Monday when officers tried to stop a Toyota Corolla on B Street near Westmoreland after seeing the vehicle drive erratically.

The vehicle turned on Westmoreland, then left onto Lee Street, and finally left onto Willard Street heading against traffic, police said.

Eventually, the vehicle pulled into a parking spot in the middle of the block.

The two officers who were in a marked patrol vehicle got out and approached the Corolla.

New video showed the officers get out of the SUV, both with guns drawn.

Dial went up to the driver's side, and the other to the passenger's side, with one officer trying to open the passenger door, police said.

That officer told Dial that the driver, later identified as Irizarry, had a weapon, police said.

One is heard shouting "show me your hands" and "He's got a f***ing knife" in the new video.

Also heard on the video were "don't move" and "I'll f***ing shoot you" as Dial is seen running up to the driver's side window.

Johnson said Irizarry does not speak English.

Irizarry, police said, turned toward Dial, and that's when Dial shot six times into the vehicle through the rolled up driver's side window and windshield, fatally striking Irizarry.

The new video shows the officers shot Irizarry within 10 seconds of getting out of their patrol vehicle.

Dial and the other officer are seen in the video pulling Irizarry from the vehicle and putting him into their vehicle before driving off.

Irizarry was taken to Temple Hospital, where he was pronounced at 12:48 p.m.

Police found two knives in the Corolla.

According to the department, both officers had their body cameras on during the incident.

Irizarry's family and Johnson released the video after they were denied the opportunity to watch the body camera footage privately, according to Johnson.

Johnson Tuesday said Irizarry had never had a negative encounter with police and that he had never been arrested.

Irizarry has battled with schizophrenia and other diagnoses for years. Johnson said schizophrenia runs in Irizarry's family.