A Columbus, Ohio agent shot and killed an unarmed African American while in his bed. The episode was captured by the cops' body camera.
The victim is a 20-year-old, Donovan Lewis , who died in a shooting at 2 am in an apartment building in which uniformed officers had intervened to execute an arrest warrant for "domestic violence, assault and improper manipulation of a ' weapon".
The agent who fired was Ricky Anderson , who has been in the Columbus department for 30 years and assigned to the canine unit. "The agents knocked on the door for several minutes, qualifying as Columbus cops," said the head of the department, Elaine Bryant.
The body camera video shows them knocking and repeatedly calling tenants for eight to ten minutes, shouting the name Donovan over and over. At that point a man opened the door and the agents stopped him along with another person.
Then they released the police dog who led them to a bedroom door, Anderson opened it and immediately fired a single shot with his gun while Lewis sat on the bed.
The agent, explained the head of the department, "opened fire when it seemed that the boy raised his arm with something in his hand". But only one electronic cigarette was found on the bed.
"We are committed to full transparency and we are committed to holding the officers responsible in case of offenses - said the police chief - It is my job to make sure that the officers are accountable for their actions, but it is also my job to offer them support . throughout the process ".
(Unioneonline / L)
