Update 7:21 pm:
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg also released a statement Wednesday about the incident. Get the full statement here. Here's part about the police video:
I viewed the videos carefully. Based on the videos alone, I cannot second guess the split-second decisions of our officers and I’m not going to do that.
The investigation must be completed. We need more information in addition to the video before we can render any final conclusions.
The questions raised by the community and councilmembers are appropriate and must be answered during the investigation. For instance, what are the protocols regarding use of force and for rendering emergency aid during officer involved shootings?
Here are the full videos released by the Sacramento Police Department. WARNING: The video contains graphic content and may disturb some viewers.
ORIGINAL STORY
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Sacramento Police Department released video and audio from an officer involved shooting, where a black man was killed by officers who fired 20 shots.
The shooting happened Sunday night in the backyard of the man's grandparents' home, where he was staying, after police said he refused orders to stop and show his hands. Sacramento police say he advanced toward the officers holding an object extended in front of him. The officers thought he was pointing a handgun and opened fire, the department said.No gun was found and only the cellphone was found near his body when additional officers arrived and approached him about five minutes after the shooting, the department said. Authorities have not released the man's name, but a woman who said she was his fiancee identified him as Stephon Alonzo Clark, 22, the father of her two sons, ages 1 and 3.