A grand jury cleared an Orlando police officer who shot and killed a man in downtown Orlando last summer, according to the state attorney’s office.
Family and friends of a man shot and killed by Orlando police earlier this month will be saying their final goodbyes during a funeral service.
A week after 26-year-old Derek Diaz was shot and killed by an Orlando police officer the department has released body camera video of the shooting.
Attorney Natalie Jackson and the family of Derek Diaz held a news conference Wednesday afternoon to discuss the release of body-worn camera video showing Diaz’s fatal shooting by Orlando police.
Several body camera videos released show the moments leading up to an Orlando police officer fatally shooting a 26-year-old man in downtown just over a week ago.
The family of a man shot and killed by the Orlando Police Department last Monday called on police to provide answers about the case at a vigil on Sunday.
The family of Derek Diaz, along with attorneys Ben Crump and Natalie Jackson, held a news conference Saturday in Orlando to demand the release of body-worn camera video recorded in Diaz’s fatal shooting by police.
Orlando Police Chief Eric Smith said an officer shot and killed Derek Diaz in a car early Monday near Jefferson Street and North Orange Avenue. Police said he made a movement as if to reach for a gun.
