Kadir Skinner death: Protesters marching through Wilmington in response to police shooting
WILMINGTON, Del. (WPVI) -- Demonstrators are marching through the streets of Wilmington, Delaware, on Friday evening in response to the fatal police shooting of 19-year-old Kadir Skinner.
Chopper 6 was overhead just before 6:30 p.m., where people could be seen marching down Delaware Avenue.
Protesters reportedly tried to enter I-95 at Delaware Avenue but were stopped and forced to turn around.
Skinner was shot and killed on June 24 after 11 p.m. at 24th and Jessup streets.
Body camera video shows an officer drawing and firing his weapon while yelling commands. In the footage, officers can be heard saying, "He's got a gun," as they approach Skinner, who is on the ground.
Skinner repeatedly tells officers he is unarmed and says he cannot breathe.
Footage shows officers handcuffing Skinner and kneeling on him while he continues to say, "I don't got nothing. I can't breathe."
Skinner was shot in the rear.
A second body camera angle shows a crowd forming as officers instruct people to back up.
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Video from a third responding officer appears to show an officer picking something up from the grass and returning toward the crowd and the officers with Skinner.
In the footage, an officer can be heard saying, "Secure the gun," and the officer wearing the body cam says, "I have it."
Attorney Chance Lynch said the footage showed "an unjustified killing."
Attorneys for the family contend the video disputes the police version of events. Wilmington police previously said Skinner came out of a home armed and waved a gun at a crowd before officers opened fire.
Attorneys and the family maintain that Skinner was running from a loose dog.
The family also announced a $25 million claim against the city of Wilmington for wrongful death. They are seeking criminal charges against the officer who shot Skinner.
The Delaware Department of Justice is investigating.
