Graphic Images of Cop Shooting a Teen 3 Times

Cop Shooting a Teen 3 Times: A black man was running from Colorado police officers when they shot him three times in the back and he collapsed on a street, according to footage from cameras worn by police and an autopsy report released Thursday.

The Colorado Springs Police Department released the video nearly two weeks after the death of 19-year-old De’Von Bailey, following calls from his family for the footage to be made public.

Attorneys for Bailey’s family separately released the autopsy report by the El Paso County coroner’s office.

FILE – In this Aug. 13, 2019 file photo, Delisha Searcy, mother of De’Von Bailey, at the podium, speaks at a news conference in front of the Colorado Springs Police Department Police Operations Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. Greg Bailey, third from left, De’ Von Bailey’s father, stands next to Searcy. Police body camera video released Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, shows De’Von Bailey being shot by police while running away. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette via AP, File)

Bailey’s death came as law enforcement agencies across the country are under scrutiny for the killing of black men. It has prompted several protests in Colorado Springs, including one heated rally that ended when police arrested two bail bondsmen who they said arrived on motorcycles and drew guns after a scuffle with protesters.

Police previously said an officer shot Bailey on Aug. 3 after he reached for a gun.

The body camera footage shows officers talking to Bailey and another man in a neighborhood about an armed robbery that was reported nearby. One officer orders the men, who are both black, to keep their hands up so another officer can search them for weapons.

Darold Killmer, right, and Mari Newman, attorneys who are representing the family of 19-year-old De’Von Bailey, talk to reporters during a news conference Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, in Denver. De’Von Bailey was shot and killed by officers of the Colorado Springs, Colo., Police Department two weeks ago. The police department released a body camera video from the officers on Thursday. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Bailey runs away as he is about to be searched and is seen with his hands near his waistband.

The officer can be heard yelling “hands up!” three times before firing multiple shots. The footage shows Bailey falling to the ground and the officers running up to cuff his hands behind his back.

An officer kneeling at Bailey’s side tugs at what appears to be a gun between his legs as he is bleeding.

Darold Killmer, right, and Mari Newman, attorneys who are representing the family of 19-year-old De’Von Bailey, talk to reporters during a news conference Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, in Denver. Bailey was shot and killed by officers of the Colorado Springs, Colo., Police Department two weeks ago. The police department released a body camera video from the officers on Thursday. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

“He’s got a gun in his pants,” another officer says as the kneeling officer struggles to free the object from Bailey’s shorts. One of the officers uses a blade to cut Bailey’s shorts before removing them.

The autopsy determined that Bailey was shot four times — three times in the back and once in his right elbow.

The wounds to his back “collectively perforated the heart, left lung, diaphragm, and penetrated the spleen, resulting in massive blood loss and his subsequent death,” the report said.

This Aug. 3, 2019, photo from police body camera video from the Colorado Springs, Colo., Police Department shows the first in a sequence of photos of a confrontation between officers and De’Von Bailey, 19. The video shows officers initially talking to Bailey and another man about an armed robbery that was reported nearby. Bailey runs away when one officer tells the men they are about to be searched for a gun. The officer can be heard yelling “hands up!” three times before firing multiple times. (Colorado Springs Police Department via AP)

A spokesman for the Colorado Springs police did not immediately return messages seeking comment on the report.

Family attorney Mari Newman characterized Bailey’s shooting as an “execution” based on the video and the reports of witnesses she did not name.

Darold Killmer, another family lawyer, said he believes the officer used excessive force and that Bailey “was doing everything in his power … to get away.”

Darold Killmer, one of the attorneys representing the family of 19-year-old De’Von Bailey, talks to reporters during a news conference Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, in Denver. Bailey was shot and killed by officers of the Colorado Springs Police Department two weeks ago. The police department released a body camera video from the officers on Thursday. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

“He did not have a weapon in his hand and had not shown any weapon when he was shot in the back and killed,” Killmer said. “The police appear to argue that they shot Mr. Bailey because they feared he was going for a gun at the time. We think the video shows otherwise.”

Several media organizations, including The Associated Press, requested the release of the video.

Bailey’s family planned a wake Thursday. A funeral and burial services were set for Friday.

This Aug. 3, 2019 photo from police body camera video from the Colorado Springs, Colo., Police Department shows the second in a sequence of photos of a confrontation between officers and De’Von Bailey, 19. The video shows officers initially talking to Bailey and another man about an armed robbery that was reported nearby. Bailey runs away when one officer tells the men they are about to be searched for a gun. The officer can be heard yelling “hands up!” three times before firing multiple times. (Colorado Springs Police Department via AP)

The shooting was investigated by the El Paso County sheriff’s office, which turned its findings over to prosecutors. Bailey’s family has asked for an independent special prosecutor to take over the inquiry.

A written statement issued by District Attorney Dan May’s office said it takes police shootings “very seriously” and typically takes three to four months to finish its review of an investigation. The process can include follow-up interviews, additional testing and a closer examination of evidence, the statement said.

In Colorado,  district attorneys can decide to file charges, send a case to a grand jury or determine police were justified in a Cop Shooting a Teen 3 Times .

This Aug. 3, 2019 photo from police body camera video from the Colorado Springs, Colo., Police Department shows the third in a sequence of photos of a confrontation between officers and De’Von Bailey, 19. The video shows officers initially talking to Bailey and another man about an armed robbery that was reported nearby. Bailey runs away when one officer tells the men they are about to be searched for a gun. The officer can be heard yelling “hands up!” three times before firing multiple times. (Colorado Springs Police Department via AP)

The Gazette has reported that officers with the Colorado Springs Police Department have shot seven people this year, and five were fatal Cop Shooting a Teen 3 Times.