Police Release Full Body-Cam Footage Of The Shooting Of Walter Wallace Jr

City officials in Philadelphia on Wednesday evening released officer body camera footage and 911 calls in the police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr. The 27-year-old's shooting last week led to demonstrations and unrest in the city.


The released 911 audio includes calls from Wallace's sister, brother and a neighbor, in which they tell a dispatcher Wallace is assaulting his parents and ask for police.

The body camera footage begins with Wallace exiting the apartment and walking down the front steps, apparently holding a knife. He walks down a sidewalk towards one of the officers as both officers point their guns at him and yell repeatedly, "Put the knife down!" Wallace then turns to walk across the street towards the second officer. A woman can be seen trying to intervene as the officers tell her to get back. Someone can be heard screaming, "He's mental, he's mental."

One of the officers can be heard saying, "Get him" and "shoot him" as Wallace turns and walks toward the officers. Both open fire and shoot multiple rounds, striking him. Distraught bystanders scream and try to help Wallace as he lays motionless on the ground.