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Protests erupt in Phoenix after video shows the moment cops yelled ‘I will f**king shoot you’ before gunning James Garcia as he sat inside a car parked in a driveway

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;2e2323&semi;"><strong>Eye witness accounts contradict official report of police involved shooting of man killed inside a parked car in Phoenix&comma; AZ on Saturday afternoon<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;2e2323&semi;"><strong>Protests erupted in Phoenix after video recorded by bystanders shows the moment cops yelled &&num;8216&semi;I will f&ast;&ast;king shoot you&&num;8217&semi; before gunning down James &&num;8216&semi;jay&&num;8217&semi; Porter Garcia inside a parked car<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;2e2323&semi;"><strong>Police said they responded to a home after a caller reported that a man who tried to kill him a week ago had returned with a knife and was threatening him again <&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;2e2323&semi;"><strong>According to a police statement&comma; two officers arrived at the scene and saw the suspect sitting in a parked car in a driveway<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;2e2323&semi;"><strong>Ten minutes later he was dead after the officers fired 10 rounds into the vehicle at point blank range <&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;2e2323&semi;"><strong>In video recorded by witnesses&comma; police are heard yelling at the suspect&colon; &&num;8216&semi;Hey&comma; stop f&ast;&ast;king moving&period; I will f&ast;&ast;king shoot you&excl;&&num;8217&semi; <&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;2e2323&semi;"><strong>Moments later&comma; a cracking sounds is heard followed by about 10 gunshots  James &&num;8216&semi;Jay Porter Garcia&comma; 28&comma; a father-of-two had no connection to events that brought cops on the scene  <&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;2e2323&semi;"><strong>He was dozing in his car waiting for his friend&comma; when police arrived in search of a suspect in a case of aggravated assault who had argued with another man in front of the home earlier<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;2e2323&semi;"><strong>Police report says when officers asked suspect to step out of car&comma; he allegedly showed them a gun &&num;8211&semi; <&sol;strong><&sol;span><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;2e2323&semi;"><strong>Cops demanded the man drop the gun&comma; he raised the weapon instead<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;2e2323&semi;"><strong>One officer broke a window to distract the man and two other cops shot him dead<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;2e2323&semi;"><strong>Garcia had both of his hands on the steering wheel and only reacted by raising up both of his hands when an officer smashed the rear window of his car&comma; witnesses said <&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;2e2323&semi;"><strong>&&num;8216&semi;There is no way he would have pulled a gun surrounded by six police officers&comma;&&num;8217&semi; one eye witness said<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mol-para-with-font"><strong><span style&equals;"color&colon; var&lpar;--color-text&rpar;&semi; font-size&colon; 1rem&semi;"><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-350370" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;07&sol;Phoenix-Police-officers-gun-down-James-Jay-Garcia-in-parked-car-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Phoenix Police officers gun down James Jay Garcia in parked car 1" width&equals;"743" height&equals;"460" &sol;><&sol;span><br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;Phoenix Police officers gun down James Jay Garcia in parked car&colon;  In video recorded by witnesses&comma; police are heard yelling at Garcia&colon; &&num;8216&semi;Hey&comma; stop f&ast;&ast;king moving&period; I will f&ast;&ast;king shoot you&excl;&&num;8217&semi; Moments later&comma; a cracking sounds is heard followed by about 10 gunshots <&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p>The officer-involved shooting death of an armed man who was sitting inside a parked car in Phoenix has prompted protests to erupt across the city&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;In video recorded by witnesses&comma; police are heard yelling at the man&colon; &&num;8216&semi;Hey&comma; stop f&ast;&ast;king moving&period; I will f&ast;&ast;king shoot you&excl;&&num;8217&semi; before opening fire&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The man in the vehicle has been identified as 28-year-old James &&num;8216&semi;Jay&&num;8217&semi; Porter Garcia&comma; a father-of-two&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<span class&equals;"embed-youtube" style&equals;"text-align&colon;center&semi; display&colon; block&semi;"><amp-youtube data-videoid&equals;"EqvxSyFnq38" data-param-rel&equals;"1" data-param-showsearch&equals;"0" data-param-showinfo&equals;"1" data-param-iv&lowbar;load&lowbar;policy&equals;"1" data-param-fs&equals;"1" data-param-hl&equals;"en-US" data-param-autohide&equals;"2" data-param-wmode&equals;"transparent" width&equals;"560" height&equals;"315" layout&equals;"responsive"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;watch&quest;v&equals;EqvxSyFnq38" placeholder><amp-img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;ytimg&period;com&sol;vi&sol;EqvxSyFnq38&sol;hqdefault&period;jpg" alt&equals;"YouTube Poster" layout&equals;"fill" object-fit&equals;"cover"><noscript><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;ytimg&period;com&sol;vi&sol;EqvxSyFnq38&sol;hqdefault&period;jpg" loading&equals;"lazy" decoding&equals;"async" alt&equals;"YouTube Poster"><&sol;noscript><&sol;amp-img><&sol;a><&sol;amp-youtube><&sol;span>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mol-para-with-font"><strong>View &&num;8220&semi;Police release video of events after officers shoot and kill a man sitting a parked car&period;&&num;8221&semi; in Phoenix&comma; AZ&comma; on July 4<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p>Phoenix police released a statement and bodycam footage of the incident that occurred around 1pm on Saturday&period;Authorities said they responded to a residence after a caller reported that a man who tried to kill him a week ago had returned with a knife and was threatening him again&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Video from bystanders shows the officers shouting at James Garcia in the vehicle&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Moments later&comma; a cracking sounds is heard followed by about 10 gunshots&period; Witnesses are heard screaming that the man inside the vehicle is dead&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;That&&num;8217&semi;s f&ast;&ast;ked up man&excl;&&num;8217&semi; one bystander is heard yelling at the officers who are seen in the video surrounding the vehicle&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<span class&equals;"embed-youtube" style&equals;"text-align&colon;center&semi; display&colon; block&semi;"><amp-youtube data-videoid&equals;"Np&lowbar;O2hpx8AA" data-param-rel&equals;"1" data-param-showsearch&equals;"0" data-param-showinfo&equals;"1" data-param-iv&lowbar;load&lowbar;policy&equals;"1" data-param-fs&equals;"1" data-param-hl&equals;"en-US" data-param-autohide&equals;"2" data-param-wmode&equals;"transparent" width&equals;"560" height&equals;"315" layout&equals;"responsive"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;watch&quest;v&equals;Np&lowbar;O2hpx8AA" placeholder><amp-img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;ytimg&period;com&sol;vi&sol;Np&lowbar;O2hpx8AA&sol;hqdefault&period;jpg" alt&equals;"YouTube Poster" layout&equals;"fill" object-fit&equals;"cover"><noscript><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;ytimg&period;com&sol;vi&sol;Np&lowbar;O2hpx8AA&sol;hqdefault&period;jpg" loading&equals;"lazy" decoding&equals;"async" alt&equals;"YouTube Poster"><&sol;noscript><&sol;amp-img><&sol;a><&sol;amp-youtube><&sol;span>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"mol-para-with-font"><strong> Eye witness accounts present another side of the narrative in police shooting of James Jay Garcia in Phoenix <&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-350365" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;07&sol;Phoenix-Police-officers-gun-down-man-in-parked-car-6&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Phoenix Police officers gun down man in parked car 6" width&equals;"894" height&equals;"540" &sol;>According to a police statement&comma; two officers arrived at the scene and saw the suspect sitting in a parked car in a driveway&period; Ten minutes later he was dead after the officers fired 10 rounds into the vehicle at point blank range<&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-350380" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;07&sol;Lisa-Werner-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Lisa Werner 1" width&equals;"679" height&equals;"476" &sol;>Witness Lisa Werner tells a version of events completely contradictory to the police accoun<&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">Shortly after the shooting footage went viral&comma; police released bodycam video from responding officers&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The police  video does not show the actual shooting&comma; but does show the aftermath as another officer is seen removing a gun from the front seat of Garcia&&num;8217&semi;s vehicle&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<span style&equals;"color&colon; var&lpar;--color-text&rpar;&semi; font-size&colon; 1rem&semi;">Officers then removed Garcia from the vehicle and Phoenix Fire personnel transported him to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;span>According to a police statement&comma; two officers arrived at the scene and saw the suspect sitting in a parked car in a driveway&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Officers approached the car to let the man know they were investigating an aggravated assault&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Police said when the officers asked the man to get out of the car&comma; he rolled up the window and showed a gun&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"moduleFull mol-video">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"item">&NewLine;<div id&equals;"v-3345136561393124439" class&equals;"vjs-video-container vjs-fixed vjs-span-two-col news">&NewLine;<div id&equals;"vjs&lowbar;video&lowbar;403" class&equals;"video-js vjs-default-skin vjs-paused vjs-controls-enabled mol-fe-animated-preview mol-empty-playlist vjs-visually-ready vjs-user-inactive" title&equals;"" data-opts&equals;"&lbrace;" data-hd-fps&equals;"" data-hd-frame-count&equals;"" data-film&equals;"" data-fps&equals;"" data-video&equals;"" data-hd-film&equals;"" data-hd-frame-width&equals;"" data-frame-height&equals;"" data-frame-width&equals;"" data-frame-count&equals;"" data-hd-frame-height&equals;"">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"vjs-title">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"vjs-title-text">&NewLine;<h6><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-350365" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;07&sol;Phoenix-Police-officers-gun-down-man-in-parked-car-6&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Phoenix Police officers gun down man in parked car 6" width&equals;"916" height&equals;"553" &sol;>Phoenix Police release bodycam footage of officer shooting man in car&colon; Shortly after the shooting went viral&comma; police released bodycam footage from responding officers that shows a different angle<&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-350366" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;07&sol;Phoenix-Police-officers-gun-down-man-in-parked-car-7&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Phoenix Police officers gun down man in parked car 7" width&equals;"854" height&equals;"500" &sol;>In that footage&comma; officers are seen removing a gun from the front seat of Garcia&&num;8217&semi;s vehicle<&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"overlay-icon mobile-gallery">&NewLine;<div><span style&equals;"color&colon; var&lpar;--color-text&rpar;&semi; font-size&colon; 1rem&semi;">Officers demanded the man drop the gun&comma; but say he raised the weapon and allegedly pointed it toward the officers&period; <&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">Police said one officer broke the side window of the car to distract the man and two other officers opened fire&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Following the man&&num;8217&semi;s death&comma; protests erupted across the city&comma; with dozens of demonstrators marching to the Maryvale Estrella Mountain police station&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-embed">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered"><iframe id&equals;"twitter-widget-0" class&equals;"" title&equals;"Twitter Tweet" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;platform&period;twitter&period;com&sol;embed&sol;index&period;html&quest;dnt&equals;false&amp&semi;embedId&equals;twitter-widget-0&amp&semi;frame&equals;false&amp&semi;hideCard&equals;false&amp&semi;hideThread&equals;false&amp&semi;id&equals;1280356446564057089&amp&semi;lang&equals;en&amp&semi;origin&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fwww&period;dailymail&period;co&period;uk&percnt;2Fnews&percnt;2Farticle-8496113&percnt;2FProtests-erupt-Phoenix-cops-gun-man-parked-car&period;html&amp&semi;theme&equals;light&amp&semi;widgetsVersion&equals;9066bb2&percnt;3A1593540614199&amp&semi;width&equals;550px" frameborder&equals;"0" scrolling&equals;"no" allowfullscreen&equals;"allowfullscreen" data-tweet-id&equals;"1280356446564057089" data-mce-fragment&equals;"1"><&sol;iframe><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">Other people left flowers and candles in the driveway of the home where the shooting occurred&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Eye witnesses offer a a narrative that completely differs from the police report&period;  Garcia had nothing to do with the event leading to the 911 call that brought law enforcement on the scene&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Home owner Lisa Whener who described Jay Garcia as a gentle soul&comma; said Garcia who was there to pick up her son&comma; was waiting  in his car in her driveway&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;He must have dozed off she said&comma; when police arrived in search of an aggravated assault suspect who had argued with another man in front of the house earlier&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Activists query the fact that Phoenix police have released only bodycam video of events after the shooting&comma; instead of the full timeline of events leading to the shooting and the actual shooting itself<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h6><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-350383" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;07&sol;Witness-says-James-Jay-Garcia-had-no-relationship-cops-were-investigating-when-the-shot-him-dead&period;&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Witness says James Jay Garcia had no relationship cops were investigating when the shot him dead&period;" width&equals;"701" height&equals;"460" &sol;>&&num;8216&semi;There is no way he would have pulled a gun surrounded by six officers&&num;8217&semi; -This eye witness says James Jay Garcia had no connection with the incident Phoenix cops were investigating when they shot him dead<&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p>Whereas police say Garcia refused to cooperate when he was ordered to step out&comma; that he had a gun which he picked up and pointed at officers before they shot him dead&comma; witnesses however contradict this account&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;According to several eye witness accounts&comma; Garcia had both of his hands on the steering wheel and only reacted when one officer smashed the back window of his car&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;There is no way he would have pulled a gun surrounded by six officers&comma;&&num;8217&semi; a male witness said&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Garcia reacted to the sound of his breaking back window by jerking both pf his hands upwards before police shot him eye witnesses claim&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h6><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-350377" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;07&sol;Phoenix-Police-officers-gun-down-man-in-parked-car-13&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Phoenix Police officers gun down man in parked car 13" width&equals;"930" height&equals;"472" &sol;> Moments after  officers asked  the man sitting in the vehicle to get down&comma; cracking sounds  are heard followed by about 10 gunshots&period; Witnesses are heard screaming that the man inside the vehicle is dead&period; In the aftermath the windows in the vehicle are all shattered<&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p>Phoenix City Councilman Carlos Garcia shared the video on his Facebook page&comma; saying&colon; &&num;8216&semi;It does not shock us that despite all the scrutiny from community Phoenix PD continues to respond violently to calls&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;But&comma; we must all continue to ask for transparency and accountability&period; The department also issued a premature statement leaving out facts about the case&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8216&semi;We cannot allow for dishonest narratives to be built by violent departments&period; we will continue to call for independent investigations into officer involved shootings&period;&&num;8217&semi;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The police department has also urged witnesses to send in any video of the officer-involved shooting&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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