Police have changed their account of a fatal shooting by a Philadelphia officer during a traffic stop earlier this week, acknowledging that the person was shot inside the car rather than outside and dropping an earlier reference to the person allegedly having “lunged at” at police with a knife.
Outlaw said two investigations are underway, one involving the district attorney’s office to determine whether officers followed the law and another internal affairs probe to determine whether they followed department policies and procedures
Police originally said Monday that officers tried to pull the driver over but he fled. Cpl. Jasmine Reilly also said at that time that he came out of the car with a knife and “lunged” at officers, ignoring commands to drop the weapon. Christine Coulter, chief of detectives, said the report that the person was shot outside the vehicle was something called in to police radio, and officials are trying figure out who said it. The officer who shot the driver hasn’t yet been interviewed because department policy affords officers 72 hours after a shooting before that happens, she said.
Outlaw acknowledged that the shifting accounts would make it “a challenge” to re-establish trust with the community, and “will raise additional questions.” However, she also said that officials had to protect the integrity of the investigation that also involves the district attorney.
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