Police publish video footage showing the fatal shooting of a teenage girl

A call from the father of a 17-year-old girl from southern California, who was fatally shot by police, served as a post-scriptary ripping at a body camera showing the girl's last moments.

Fullerton police broadcast footage of the shooting of high school student Hannah Williams on Friday and new details about the incident about one kilometer from the girl's home.

"In an effort of transparency with the community we serve, the Fullerton Police Department releases its second Community Critical Incident Briefing, which will provide the community with details about the incident, as we know them today. 39, "according to a Fullerton police. declaration. This includes a video clip of the incident itself, photos, radio traffic and a 9-1-1 call, "

"Please, keep in mind that there is an initial review, and our understanding of this incident could eventually change as additional evidence is collected, analyzed and examined, "the statement said. "Although body-worn cameras are an excellent investigative tool, they do not always show what agents have been able to see, and conversely, agents do not always see and feel what the images of the camera on the body show. "

Just after 7 pm On July 5, Flynn attempted to arrive in Anaheim, Orange County, after a visit to a black SUV rented by Williams at the wheel, according to a statement recorded by Fullerton Police Lieutenant , Jon Radus, videotaped.

The driver of the black SUV apparently wanted to enter the police car before attempting to turn around in traffic, Radus said.

The video shows that Williams is being apprehended by the police, that he is coming out of the sport utility vehicle and seems to point a gun at the agents. Police then found a BB gun designed to look like a Beretta 92 FS handgun at the scene of the incident next to Williams, according to the Orange County attorney's office.

In the following scenes, we see Williams lying on the floor screaming for help, moaning and repeating, "I can not breathe." When asked where she was touched, she answers, "my chest".

Police, including an officer from the Los Angeles Police Department, also cares for the injured girl, discusses the possibility of cutting her shirt, sealskin and tourniquet tied to the injured leg. Later, she is heard coughing while the police noted that she "was going to gag".

Fullerton Police also released the 911 call launched by Benson Williams, Hannah's father, who, unaware of the murder, telephoned to report his disappearance approximately 90 minutes after the incident. The girl's father told the dispatcher that she had left with the rental car and that she was taking antidepressants.

When asked if he was worried about hurting himself, he said, "I am."

When asked if Hannah had ever mentioned hurting herself, Williams replied, "No, ma'am … but as I said, she is under treatment right now" and answered "It's just that you know it out of the blue … it's never done that."

When asked if she was "white, black, Asian, or Hispanic," Williams answered "white."

Before Fullerton police released the video, Police Chief Robert Dunn and Orange County Attorney Todd Spitzer met with Williams' family to give them an opportunity to watch the video before it aired. public, according to the police statement.

At a press conference on Friday, S. Lee Merritt, a civil rights lawyer who helped Williams' family, told reporters that he had watched the video on behalf of the Williams family, who did not want to look at her.

The Williams family has spoken with the prosecutor and wants a thorough investigation into Hannah's shooting, Merritt said. He added that the family hoped that the police would come up with better procedures in Hannah's name and memory.