Video shows Miami Police officer shooting driver while on hood of moving car – NBC 6 South Florida

Wild new video reveals a Miami Police officer capturing a driver by way of a windshield whereas driving on the hood of a shifting automobile.

The footage recorded by an unknown supply reveals the capturing and moments after however it doesn’t present what occurred earlier than the officer fired photographs into the automobile close to Bayfront Park on Sunday afternoon.

The video, shared with filmmaker Billy Corben and uploaded to his Instagram web page, reveals the officer on the hood of the shifting BMW firing three photographs into the automobile.

Moments later, the automobile involves a cease, the motive force runs out and places his fingers up.

A second video seems to indicate the motive force dropping to the bottom earlier than he’s positioned in handcuffs by one other officer.

Miami Police mentioned the motive force struck the officer together with his automobile at Biscayne Boulevard and 2nd Road, prompting the officer to shoot him.

The motive force and the officer had been hospitalized.

Police have not launched the motive force’s identification however his mom and sister recognized him as 21-year-old Menelek Clarke.

Household Picture

Household Picture

Clarke’s sister, Sherylann Clarke, informed NBC6 she was contained in the BMW on the time of the capturing.

“He was trying to move and the police officer went in front of his car again and he’s moving with his car as he’s moving trying to get out of his way so obviously they came into contact because he’s hovering over my brother’s car, touching his car. Then he pulls out his gun to shoot him,” she mentioned.

Fernando Morales, a retired Homestead Police captain, gave his ideas on the video and the general case.

“When you’re investigating these things you shouldn’t look at it in 20/20 hindsight, you have to look at it with what the officer was feeling, what the total circumstances were that led to the shooting,” he mentioned.

Morales additionally defined what can be thought-about a justified capturing by a police officer.

“To make the shooting justifiable, the officer would have had to be in fear of great bodily harm or death in order for him to fire his weapon,” he mentioned.

Though Morales could not resolve on whether or not the officer was justified within the capturing as a result of the video was too quick, he mentioned that it’s essential to obey an officer’s instructions.

“You can see in the beginning, the officer, in the beginning of that video where the officer was yelling him to stop and he continued flowing,” he mentioned. “Just that order alone right there, in my opinion, that subject should have stopped his vehicle. That right there, if that subject would have stopped, I think it’s reasonable to believe that it would have not escalated to this point.”

The Florida Division of Legislation Enforcement is main the investigation, which is normal observe in police shootings.

Miami Police mentioned they will not be commenting additional on the case whereas it is investigated, however mentioned each businesses are taking a look at all movies associated to the incident.