Police have finally released the shocking body-cam video that shows 20-year-old Willie McCoy being fatally shot while he was asleep in his car.
Vallejo police released footage of the fatal shooting that took place at a Taco Bell on February 9, 2019. The disturbing footage shows six officers shooting the 20-year-old who was sleeping in his car. The body-camera videos show the young rapper had slightly moved his hand to scratch his shoulder before officers opened fire.
The footage is consistent with key claims from McCoy’s family who watched the footage earlier this month and said the officers “executed” him while he was not alert or awake.
The videos show a number of key facts:
- The officers did not try to wake McCoy up or talk to him after they saw a gun in his lap. They instead pointed their firearms at his head directly outside the car as he slept for several minutes.
- One officer said: “I’m going to pull him out and snatch his ass.”
- The officers realized the firearm did not have a magazine in it and said, “He’s only got one shot if he shoots.”
- The officers appear to have made a plan to fire at him, with one saying: “If he reaches for it, you know what to do.”
- McCoy started to move but did not appear alert but several seconds later, all six officers fired at him.
Marc McCoy, Willie’s older brother, told the Guardian on Friday that he was glad the public would finally see the
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There’s a thousand videos on YouTube that show police misconduct, whether it’s beatings of citizens or killing them,” said Marc, 50. “It gets dismissed … The Vallejo police saw the video, and they don’t think there’s anything wrong with it or that the officers did anything criminal.”
Police hit Willie with 25 shots to his body, including in his face, throat, chest, ear
“They were never trying to be peaceful or de-escalate the situation. It’s about being rough and tough,” said Marc, adding that the police’s plan seemed to be “‘If he moves, I’m gonna kill him’”.
One of the officers who fired at Willie had previously shot and killed an unarmed man and is the subject of an ongoing excessive force lawsuit, The Guardian reports. A second officer was previously sued in a police brutality case.
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