The Titusville City Council has voted to support the request of Samantha Charles, whose son, Tri’Marea Charles, was shot and killed by police in February. Officers involved in the incident claim that they opened fire when Charles reached for a gun after it fell from his waistband during a response to a reported suspicious incident. Samantha Charles, voicing her frustration at a recent council meeting, pleaded for access to the body camera video, stating she has been waiting three months without any footage being released.
This unanimous vote requests that police chief John Lau arrange for Samantha Charles to view the footage privately, but it remains uncertain when or if it will be made available to her, as the police are holding off on releasing the video until the state attorney determines whether the shooting was justified. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has completed its review and passed the findings to the state attorney, raising questions about the delays in transparency surrounding the incident.
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