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August 21, 2014

Video: St. Louis Police Shot Man 20 Seconds After Arriving at Store 
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St. Louis police have released cellphone footage of the shooting of a
25-year-old black man that appears to conflict with their description of
the story. On Tuesday, police shot and killed Kajieme Powell after he
was accused of stealing energy drinks and donuts from a convenience
store. Police Chief Sam Dotson said Powell had been shot three or four
feet from the officers after brandishing a knife in an "overhand grip"
and refusing repeated orders to drop it. But the cellphone video shows
Powell appears to be further away than that, and has his hands at his
side. It also shows police shot Powell within about 20 seconds of
arriving at the scene. The shooting happened about three miles from
where Michael Brown was killed.

 

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