{"id":3838,"date":"2022-04-03T08:22:12","date_gmt":"2022-04-03T08:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linksus.net\/video-shows-when-miami-officer-fatally-shot-man-during-traffic-stop-wplg-local-10\/"},"modified":"2022-04-03T08:22:12","modified_gmt":"2022-04-03T08:22:12","slug":"video-shows-when-miami-officer-fatally-shot-man-during-traffic-stop-wplg-local-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linksus2.linksus.net\/index.php\/2022\/04\/03\/video-shows-when-miami-officer-fatally-shot-man-during-traffic-stop-wplg-local-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Video shows when Miami officer fatally shot man during traffic stop – WPLG Local 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jeff Weinsier<\/a><\/span>, Investigative Reporter
Published:\u00a0Jeff Weinsier<\/a><\/span>, Investigative Reporter
MIAMI<\/strong> \u2013 An officer\u2019s body cam video shows when a police officer fatally shot Antwon Cooper in the head just outside of Miami Northwest Senior High School.
The unidentified police officer shot Cooper, 34, during a traffic stop at about 4:40 p.m. on March 8 on the corner of Northwest 10th Avenue and 71st Street.
The body cam video released on Friday shows a struggle, but it doesn\u2019t show Cooper wielding a gun or reaching for a gun, as police had implied.
\u201cOfficers became aware that one of the individuals was armed. A struggle ensued and one of the officers discharged his firearm,\u201d Chief Manny Morales said during a news conference<\/a> after the shooting.
Cooper\u2019s mother, Tilisha Cooper, said she had been looking forward to celebrating his 35th birthday this April 10th. She believes there is no reason why that traffic stop should have turned deadly.
Cooper\u2019s grandparents, Melvin and Helen Bryant, flew from Alabama to Miami to attend his funeral on March 26 at the Richardson Funeral Home. They helped to raise Cooper and said they are heartbroken.
\u201cThe pain is unbearable … I can\u2019t describe the pain,\u201d Gerald Adams, his father, said last month.
Morales and Assistant Chief Cherise Gause met with Cooper\u2019s family on March 25. Attorney Rawsi Williams, who is representing the family, said the police department hasn\u2019t released the full story.
\u201cHe shot in the head with another officer right there and Mr. Cooper was not brandishing a weapon. Mr. Cooper was not holding a weapon. Mr. Cooper was not attacking an officer and that sergeant used lethal force,\u201d Attorney Rawsi Williams said.
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Detectives identified the man an officer shot and killed on Tuesday in Miami as Antwon Leonard Cooper. He would have celebrated his 35th birthday next month.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating a fatal shooting involving a Miami police officer.
The family of a man shot by Miami Police said an unreleased video tells a different story about how their loved one died at the hands of police.
Jeff Weinsier joined Local 10 News in September 1994. He is currently an investigative reporter for Local 10. He is also responsible for the very popular Dirty Dining segments.
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