Charges reinstated against ex-officer Mark Dial in shooting that killed Eddie Irizarry
Body camera videos showed Dial shooting Irizarry in August as Irizarry sat in his car on a Kensington street.
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Body camera videos showed Dial shooting Irizarry in August as Irizarry sat in his car on a Kensington street.
All charges, including a murder count, have been dropped against former Philadelphia police officer Mark Dial, who killed 27-year-old Eddie Irizarry in what the court has determined to be a justifiable shooting. New York Law School professor Kirk Burkhalter, director of the 21st Century Policing Project, joined CBS News to discuss the development.
Mark Dial was charged with murder and other counts after surveillance video and police body camera footage showed him opening fire multiple times as Eddie Irizarry sat in his car.
Mark Dial is charged with murder and other offenses in the death of Eddie Irizarry. Body camera footage of the incident was made public Friday.
A former police officer who allegedly shot and killed Eddie Irizarry in Philadelphia last month has turned himself in to face multiple charges, including murder. The Philadelphia district attorney released body camera footage from the shooting on Friday.
The body camera footage of the Aug. 14 shooting of Eddie Irizarry has not yet been released to the public, but his family has been allowed to watch it according to the family attorney.
Mark Dial failed to cooperate with an investigation into the fatal police shooting of Eddie Irizarry, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said Wednesday.