Eddie Jose Irizarry, 27,, was shot and killed on Aug. 14 after police said they saw him driving erratically. Attorney's say the video contradicts official claims that Irizarry lunged at police.
seconds after police pulled up next to his vehicle, contradicting the department's claim that the man had lunged at police.
One of the officers opens the driver's side door and pulls Irizarry out. Both officers carry him out of the frame of the video.'A death sentence is not called for'"On August 14 it appears he committed the cardinal sin of driving erratically, which I don’t care how you unpack this, a death sentence is not called for, for erratic driving," the attorney said.
"How could Ms. Reilly have ever taken to a podium as a spokesperson for the police department and said that Mr. Irizarry, Eddie, got out of that vehicle, wielded a knife, and I believe I heard Ms. Jasmine Reilly say, ‘officers gave commands to drop the knife whilst Eddie was outside of the vehicle. He did not do that. He in fact lunged at police officers and then was shot.’ We know that that is a patent lie," Johnson continued."It is a fabrication.
Two knives, one that appeared to be a"kitchen-style knife" and a serrated folding knife, were observed inside the vehicle, according to authorities.Both officers had their body cameras activated, Outlaw said. The footage has not been released publicly. "We look forward to meeting with them and their legal counsel in person, in the near future," spokesperson Jane Roh said."The DA's Office intends to keep its sworn obligation to seek justice for all those involved in the fatal shooting of Mr. Irizarry, as well as for all those Philadelphians who are not directly involved but who care deeply about fairness, justice, and independence.
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