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| Jerame Reid shooting: Dashboard camera footage shows police shoot dead black man with his hands raised | |
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| Footage from a police dashboard camera has been released which shows a black man shot dead by an officer as he steps out of a car with his hands raised. | Footage from a police dashboard camera has been released which shows a black man shot dead by an officer as he steps out of a car with his hands raised. |
| Jerame Reid was a passenger in the car which was pulled over by two officers in Bridgeton, New Jersey, on December 30 for going through a stop sign. | Jerame Reid was a passenger in the car which was pulled over by two officers in Bridgeton, New Jersey, on December 30 for going through a stop sign. |
| The stop quickly escalated however after one of the officers warns his partner about seeing a gun in the glove compartment of the Jaguar. | The stop quickly escalated however after one of the officers warns his partner about seeing a gun in the glove compartment of the Jaguar. |
| Officer Braheme Days can be heard to shout at Mr Reid "Show me your hands" and "If you reach for something, you're going to be f***ing dead." | Officer Braheme Days can be heard to shout at Mr Reid "Show me your hands" and "If you reach for something, you're going to be f***ing dead." |
| In the footage, taken from the police dashcam, the officer, who is black, also appears to reach into the car and remove what appears to be a handgun. | |
| During the standoff, the driver can be seen showing his hands out of the open window on his side of the car. It is not clear what Mr Reid is doing, although Days repeatedly warns him not to move. | |
| "I'm going to shoot you," officer Days shouts, referring to Mr Reid at one point by his first name. | |
| "I ain't got no reason to reach for nothing, bro. I ain't got no reason to reach for nothing," Mr Reid says as officer Days continues to shout to his partner that Mr Reid is reaching for something. | |
| Someone then says, "I'm getting out and getting on the ground," as the officer continues to shout at Mr Reid not to move. | |
| The passenger door opens and Mr Reid emerges. His hands are at about shoulder height and appear to be empty. As he steps out, the officers fire at least six shots. | |
| The death of Mr Reid has stirred anger and protests in the city of Bridgeton. It comes in the wake of months of demonstrations across the US over the killings of unarmed black men by white police officers in New York and Ferguson. | |
| Tyesha Miller, a neighbour of Jerame Reid, speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, January 21, 2015, in Bridgeton, New Jersey (AP) | Tyesha Miller, a neighbour of Jerame Reid, speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, January 21, 2015, in Bridgeton, New Jersey (AP) |
| In the latest shooting incident, officer Days is black while his partner is white. Both Mr Reid and the driver of the car, Leroy Tutt, are black. | In the latest shooting incident, officer Days is black while his partner is white. Both Mr Reid and the driver of the car, Leroy Tutt, are black. |
| Officer Days and his partner have been placed on leave while Cumberland County prosecutor's officer carries out an investigation. | Officer Days and his partner have been placed on leave while Cumberland County prosecutor's officer carries out an investigation. |
| Activists have called on the case to be transferred to the state attorney general. | Activists have called on the case to be transferred to the state attorney general. |
| Walter Hudson, chair and founder of the civil rights group the National Awareness Alliance, said: "The video speaks for itself that at no point was Jerame Reid a threat and he possessed no weapon on his person. | Walter Hudson, chair and founder of the civil rights group the National Awareness Alliance, said: "The video speaks for itself that at no point was Jerame Reid a threat and he possessed no weapon on his person. |
| "He complied with the officer and the officer shot him." | "He complied with the officer and the officer shot him." |
| Mr Reid, 36, has spent about 13 years in prison for shooting at New Jersey when he was a teenager, it has been reported. | Mr Reid, 36, has spent about 13 years in prison for shooting at New Jersey when he was a teenager, it has been reported. |
| He was arrested last year on charges including drug possession and obstruction. According to the Associated Press, Days was one of the arresting officers at that time. | He was arrested last year on charges including drug possession and obstruction. According to the Associated Press, Days was one of the arresting officers at that time. |
| Conrad Benedetto, a lawyer hired by Mr Reid's wife to investigate, says the video footage, released through open records requests from the South Jersey Times and the Press of Atlantic City, "raises serious questions" about the legality and reasonableness of the officers' actions because Mr Reid was shot as he raised his hands. | Conrad Benedetto, a lawyer hired by Mr Reid's wife to investigate, says the video footage, released through open records requests from the South Jersey Times and the Press of Atlantic City, "raises serious questions" about the legality and reasonableness of the officers' actions because Mr Reid was shot as he raised his hands. |
| Additional reporting by AP and PA | Additional reporting by AP and PA |