VIDEO: Police fired on a couple who sang love songs in a vehicle at the stop

(Video of Hamden Police Department)

Two police officers shot an unarmed African-American couple who had previously sung love songs in a stopped vehicle in Hamden County last week., Connecticut, according to a video released by police Wednesday. Despite the fact that police officers Devin Eaton and Terrance Pollack did not turn on their cameras – what the officers legally put on the chest during the service – it was possible to save part of the fact because the cameras have a feature that stores the images in moments before turning them off.

Paul Witherspoon, 21, and his girlfriend, Stephanie Washington, were the people in the car. The man did not sustain any injuries, but the woman was shot in the head of the one who is already recovering, "without any life-threatening badignments"., according to the authorities.

Police Commissioner James Rovella said that "in a perfect world, without stressors," the police cameras would have been used appropriately. "It has never happened that we publish a video so early, the important thing being transparency and trust."he added.

Since Monday, a surveillance video capturing the moment when the police opened fire on the car of the couple in custody was released, several critics raised their voices, claiming that they had been attacked with weapons "to be black".

The cops believed that the vehicle in which the young African-American couple were heading in their twenties had been involved in a case of armed robbery at a nearby gas station. When the police detected the car, they took their truck to the vehicle. While the car was stopped, police left the SUV and fired several shots.

In the surveillance video of the area, you can see the Eaton agent leave the police van quickly and start running immediately. with the rifle directed towards the car, towards the couple, while pulling.

In another video recorded and published before the shoot, you can watch the couple sing inside expensive romantic songs, like "Nothing In This World", of the singer of the genre Rhythm and Blues, Before.

Both officers are without a position and with an administrative license, while the investigation ends. According to local WTNH television, the Eaton officer has a flawless track record since he has not received any disciplinary infractions or recommendations.

Last Thursday, Hundreds of protesters blocked traffic near the university and organized a rally to criticize police actions. Meanwhile, the mayors of Hamden and New Haven, Yale's neighboring county, met to discuss the prevention of such incidents.