‘We Don’t Want to Hurt You, Brother,’: Newly Released Bodycam Shows Black Officers Try to Negotiate with Suspect Who Retreated Inside His Home During Deadly Standoff
An Atlanta-area police department on Friday released bodycam videos from an April 12 officer-involved shooting during which a Black man was killed. The footage, obtained by Atlanta Black Star, showed 35-year-old Matthew Zadok Williams holding a knife as he rush a DeKalb County police officer during an encounter outside his Decatur home. He was still…