| Brooks, 47, was killed earlier this month by Harris County Sheriffââ¬â¢s Office deputy Garrett Hardin, who chased the unarmed Black man after Brooks was accused of shoplifting laundry detergent from a Dollar General store. Officials claim Brooks also punched a store clerk as he left the building. In body-camera footage released by the HCSO, Hardin is seen chasing Brooks before hitting him with a jolt from his stun gun and wrestling him to the ground. Brooks then grabs for the stun gun. After yelling, ââ¬ÅI am going to shoot you. Put that down! I will fucking shoot you!ââ¬Â Hardin fires a single, fatal shot into the back of Brooksââ¬â¢s neck. However, speaking with Houstonââ¬â¢s ABC 13 station, Brooksââ¬â¢s family claimed theyââ¬â¢d been shown a different cut of the footage and that the video released by the sheriffââ¬â¢s department was deceptively edited to focus on Brooksââ¬â¢s struggle for the Taser and downplay the ââ¬Åassaultââ¬Â on an incapacitated Brooks by Hardin. ââ¬ÅThey even edited even further because they saw that there was punching in there. We saw that with our own eyes where the assault took place on Roderick Brooks,ââ¬Â family attorney Sadiyah Evangelista-Karriem told the station. The family isàplanning to sue the Harris County Sheriffââ¬â¢s Office over Brooksââ¬â¢ death. Hardin, meanwhile, is on administrative leave pending an investigation into the shooting. Posted by CZ |
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