1 of 3 | Police in New York City have released CCTV and body cam footage of an officer-involved shooting that saw a total of four people injured. Screenshot courtesy of the New York Police Department
Sept. 21 (UPI) — Police in New York City have released closed circuit television and body cam footage of an officer-involved shooting that saw a total of four people injured on a transit train this week.
The footage, released Friday, is compiled into a single file with slides inserted to explain where and when the video was taken, as well as what transpires, and was released by the NYPD’s Force Investigation Division.
The footage shows the interaction between two NYPD officers and suspect Derell Mickles on an L train at the Sutter Avenue station in the Brownsville are of Brooklyn on Sunday.
Officers were attempting to arrest the 37-year-old for fare evasion when he produced a knife.
Both officers are seen on the video repeatedly telling Mickles to drop the knife over the course of more than 10 minutes where he moves from station to train and back to the platform. Officers eventually use a stun gun in an attempt to subdue him and take him into custody.
The less-than-lethal device appears not to work in the video, leading to a brief chase along the platform before both officers draw their weapons and fire. Mickles then collapses in the doorway of a train car.
During the interaction, Mickles was wounded, along with two bystanders. One officer was also inadvertently hit by gunfire from the other. The officer and one bystander were treated and released from hospital. The second injured person, Gregory Delpeche, was hit by a bullet in the head and was described by his family as “clinging to life.”
The 49-year-old’s family is now calling for a full investigation of the officers’ actions.
Mickles was shot multiple times and remains in the hospital where he was arraigned Friday.
“Sometimes, these investigations can require as much as a year or longer to complete,” NYPD Public Information Division Assistant Commissioner Carlos Nieves said at the start of the video released by the department.
“Our understanding of the incident may change as additional evidence is collected, analyzed and reviewed. Investigators are typically required to interview multiple witnesses several times, review many hours of video footage and analyze a significant amount of forensic evidence.”