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The family of the man killed originally said they did not want the video released, but later changed their minds.
WASHINGTON — DC Police released body camera footage online Monday evening of police shooting Justin Robinson near a McDonald's in Southeast D.C. earlier this month.
Robinson, 26, was killed on Sept. 1 just after 5:30 a.m., when police responded to a call for a minor crash with an injury in the drive-thru of a McDonald's in Southeast D.C.
Robinson's family originally said they did not want the video released after watching it. A D.C. official said the video was released after the family changed their minds.
The body-worn camera footage was released in two videos posted on the Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department YouTube page. Both of the videos are just under 20 minutes long and show the point of view of two different officers.
The first video opens inside of a patrol car and appears to have no sound for the first two minutes. The video shows the officer parking beside the McDonald's drive-thru lane, behind an ambulance. He looks into the car that appears to have crashed in the drive-thru and speaks into his radio saying, "Suspect has a fire arm on his lap."
As more officers arrive, they use patrol cars to box the stopped vehicle. Eventually, armed officers surround the vehicle. A D.C. official says, Robinson woke up while officers were discussing resources and how to engage.
At 13:36 minutes, the body-worn camera video appears to show Robinson grabbing one of the officer's gun before officers began shooting at him. Robinson later died at the scene of the shooting.
The second video gives the view from another officer at the scene as well as the aftermath of the shooting.
The two officers who shot Robinson have been identified as officers Vasco Mateus and Bryan Gilchrist from the 7th District. Both officers are on administrative leave pending an investigation into the shooting.
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