The New York Police Department said it plans to release body camera footage of the police shooting inside a Brooklyn subway station. The NYPD held a news conference the night of Wednesday, Sept. 18, detailing what happened moments before the shooting on Sunday, Sept. 15, that injured the suspect, two bystanders and one of the officers.
Officers said the incident started when Derrell Mickles jumped the turnstile twice without paying. Mickles willingly left after officers asked him to go, but then he came back holding a knife, eventually charging at them.
The officers fired their Tasers first, which were ineffective before firing their guns.
“And before he deployed the Taser, it’s important to note that he told the suspect to drop the knife,” NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Operations Kaz Daughtry told reporters. “Both officers. Not once, not twice, not three times, but 38 times.”
One of the bystanders, Gregory Delpeche was in a train car when he was shot. He’s still in the hospital in critical condition.
His family said they are ready to see the body camera footage.
“So he was on his way to work. There’s no reason why he should not make it to work. I believe the NYPD was reckless,” Delpeche’s cousin, Greg Nougues said.
The NYPD said it wants Delpeche’s family to see the video, which is expected to be released by the end of the week. The Brooklyn district attorney first has to decide whether to show it to a grand jury.