It took one second for a Southern California cop to shoot and kill a Black teenager who was running away from another teen who had been shooting at him.
San Diego police say they found a gun concealed under the teen’s clothing after shooting him, but body camera footage released Friday shows the teen never threatened police with the gun, nor was he even holding the gun in his hands.
In fact, San Diego police officer Daniel Gold never even gave him a chance to surrender before opening fire. And he did not even identify himself as a cop until after he had shot the teen, yelling out “San Diego police” once the teen was doubled over on the street, crying out in pain.
And it is also obvious from the video and the police narrative that Gold did not even know if the teen he had shot and killed was involved in a prior “shots fired” call that police were investigating.
San Diego police have not released the teen’s name but said they have arrested another 16-year-old boy who had been shooting at the teen at a train station, which is what prompted him to run away for his safety – only for him to be killed by police.
“While it’s never easy to watch this kind of footage, our department remains committed to transparency and ensuring a fair, thorough, independent investigation,” San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said in a statement, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune.
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