Attorney: Police shot man seconds after order to raise hands
Associated PressA lawyer for the family of a 29-year-old Black man who was fatally shot last month by a Houston police officer said body camera video shows he was given only seconds to raise his hands before he was shot. Attorney Ben Crump said in a statement that the video shows clearly that Randle had no time to comply with the officer’s orders before he was shot. “The brutality displayed in this video is extremely disturbing — from the officer firing a deadly shot seemingly as he ordered Jalen to put his hands up to the way they handcuffed and dragged his lifeless body across the ground,” said Crump, who is one of the nation’s top civil rights attorneys and also represented the family of George Floyd after he was killed by Minneapolis police officers, has won financial settlements in about 200 police brutality cases. Police haven’t identified the officer who shot Randle, but the body camera footage released Tuesday is labeled “Officer Privette BWC.” Houston Officer Shane Privette was indicted for using excessive force in a 2017 incident but that charge was dismissed in 2019.
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