Brooklyn Police Shoot 62 Rounds & Tyquan Graves 12 Times - For Officer Safety Shoot Lots Of Rounds
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklym — Police have released new information and body cam footage regarding a June shooting, where officers shot and killed an alleged gunman in Crown Heights.
Officials said 10 officers fired 62 shots at Tyquan Graves, 34, who is accused of shooting a 49-year-old man on June 2 near the Kingsborough Houses in Brooklyn.
The incident began at around 9:13 p.m. near Bergen Street and Rochester Avenue, when Graves fired shots at the man, officials said. The victim was struck in the leg once.
After the encounter with the man, Graves ran and hid behind a tree, Sergeant Carlos Nieves said in a video, posted to YouTube Friday.
The victim moved into the area of the Kingsborough Houses and was taken to a hospital by EMS, Nieves said.
Following a ShotSpotter Alert and 911 calls, police responded to the area and found Graves laying on his stomach. An officer noticed Graves' firearm as he moved from his stomach to his knees, Nieves said.
Body cam footage shows officers tell Graves to put his gun down. Warnings continued from officers, demanding Graves "put it down," "stop moving," and "let me see your hands" for about two and a half minutes, according to Nieves.
As Graves moved from his knees to his feet with the gun still in his hand, refusing to drop it and raising it at police, officers fired 62 shots at him, all according to the NYPD.
He was struck 12 times. Officers administered CPR and he was taken to a hospital. He was later pronounced dead.
Nieves said during the investigation, police found seven shell casings in the area, and determined they were fired from Graves' firearm.
Graves' gun, though, did not have any ammunition in it when it was recovered from him after he was shot by police, Nieves said. He did not indicate that Graves fired any shots at police.
The city was under curfew at the time of the shooting, a response to unrest sparked by the death of George Floyd, who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25.
At the time of the shooting, NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan emphasized that the shooting was unrelated to any protests happening in the city related to Floyd's death.
-
1:11
Good Luck America
2 years agoNew Jersey Police Shoots Over 100 Rounds & Hits Suspect 45 Times - DA Said No Problem Justified
992 -
5:56
ThisIsButter
1 year agoLansing Police released video of a deadly shooting after suspects fired several rounds at police
203 -
0:30
The Dieter Knittel Show
6 months agoPolice Shoots Guy 12 times and he keeps coming!
2571 -
2:32
InfoWars/Newswars
1 year agoShock Video: Thug Shoots Philadelphia City Worker in Head at Point Blank Range
48 -
11:19
Colion Noir
1 year agoPhilly Mayor Just Said Second Amendment Wasn't Written For AR-15s, AK-47s, Or Multiple Shot Clips
8.64K128 -
2:26
@PoliceEncountersUS
1 year agoBodycam Video of The Shooting of Danquirs Franklin by Officer Wende Kerl Outside A Burger King
69 -
5:35
ThisIsButter
1 year agoJSO releases bodycam footage from night officer was grazed by bullet, man was fatally shot by police
1511 -
34:30
Robert Gouveia
2 years agoNYPD Police Officer Yvonne Wu Shoots Girlfriend and Kills Lover in Brooklyn
1676 -
1:19
ThisIsButter
7 months agoBody cam video shows gun firing as NYPD police officers wrestle weapon away from suspect
2502 -
14:54
ThisIsButter
7 months agoBodycam: Man aims toy gun at cars & police; officers praised for restraint
2092