Authorities released video of police killing and killing a young man in California

The Torrance Police Service, in southern California, he aired the video of what happened on December 9, when two police officers shot a 22-year-old boy that they had arrested.

The case has become controversial in social networks, but the authorities insist on its version. A citizen reported the location of his stolen car, a Honda Civic 2000, then the officers came instead.

The vehicle was in a carson street car park around 19:54. Three minutes later, two officers approached and found Christoper De 'Andre Mitchell, 22 years old.

As the police department showed in the video filmed with the camera placed on the body of a police officer, the young man had a long weapon between his legs.

They asked him not to move and then get off the stolen car, but Mitchell ignored him.

In the recording, you can see a bulge under his legs and the man can lower his hands twice, which caused the reaction of the police.

The cops fired.

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They released it under pressure from the human family and organization Black Lives Matter (Video: Torrance Police Department).

After the shooting, the police noticed that he was still talking and they asked him to show his hands … "We need help," they said. They asked for help to get Christopher out of the vehicle. 37 minutes after the shoot, from which he did not survive.

It was reported that the weapon he owned was a rifle Crossman Phantom 1000 with the modified handle to facilitate its use.

Christoper De 'Andre Mitchell He had a criminal record and called himself "Cowboy"; He was arrested in 2014 and his crimes included stealing vehicles and possessing weapons.

The version of the friends and family of Christopher was that he was sleeping only in the vehicle and that the history of the found weapon hides the truth. That's why They insisted that the authorities make the recordings public.

The shooting is still under investigation Los Angeles District Attorney's Office, Torrance Police Department and Torrance Investigation Authority.

In the posted video the names of the officers are omitted because they found death threats against them, painted on the walls of the streets.

The recording also does not show why it took them more than half an hour to try and save his life.