The family of Rob Adams said the 23-year-old was holding his cellphone, instead of a gun, shortly before being shot to death by San Bernardino Police.
Gunshots were the last sounds Tamika King heard during the final time she spoke with her 23-year-old son. Security camera footage captured the last moments of her son, Rob Adams, as he ran from police shortly before he was shot and killed. On Tuesday night, the San Bernardino Police Department released a video with enhanced images, accompanied by commentary from Chief Darren Goodman.
The Chief also said the officers gave Adams verbal commands but their cameras did not record the audio during that time because of a 30-second buffer. "She heard the gunshots while she was on the phone," said one of the family's attorneys Ben Crump."She believes that what was in his hand was the cellphone. [The police] want you to believe it was a gun."
The family's lawyers also disputed the department's claim that Adams had an extensive criminal history.