OF NO STORMS ARE ON THE WAY. AND WE'RE JUST GETTING THIS
AFTERNOON. STORM PATTERN
STARTED. GREG, MUCH RE IN A
MINUTE. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL CHECK
BACK IN. THANK YOU. TIME
TONIGHT, ORLANDO POLICE ARE
RELEASING A 5TH OFFICER'S BODY
CAM VIDEO OF THE FATAL
SHOOTING OF A 26 YEAR-OLD MAN
IN DOWNTOWN ORLANDO. ALL NEW
THIS AFTERNOON. GREG DERR
DIAZ'S LOVED ONES NOW SAY THEY
STILL HAVE MANY QUESTIONS
ABOUT THIS DEADLY SHOOTING.
>> THE SHOOTING HAPPENED IN A
PARKING LOT HERE AT THE CORNER
OF JEFFERSON STREET AND NORTH
ORANGE AVENUE ON JULY. 3RD, WE
HAVE LIVE TEAM COVERAGE FOR
YOU THIS AFTERNOON. CHANNEL
NINE'S FELICIA ACTUALLY SPOKE
WITH DIAZ HEARTBROKEN FAMILY
IN JUST THE LAST FEW HOURS.
BUT WE START WITH CHANNEL 9
CHANTELLE NAVARRO WHO HAS BEEN
GOING THROUGH THAT BODY CAMERA
VIDEO SINCE THIS MORNING WHEN
IT WAS REALLY SHE JOINS US
LIVE THERE.
LIVE THERE. >> FROM WHERE IT ALL
>> VIDEO SHOWS THE
PERSPECTIVES OF 3 DIFFERENT
OFFICERS AS APPROACHED RIGHT
HERE. ONE OF THESE PARKING
SPOTS AT THE INTERSECTION OF
JEFFERSON AND ORANGE. NOW LESS
THAN A MINUTE INTO THAT
INTERACTION, A SHOT WAS FIRED.
BUT I DO WANT TO WARN YOU
BEFORE YOU SEE THIS. SO WHAT
YOU MAY SEE COULD BE
DISTURBING.
DISTURBING. >> OFF YOU'RE WATCHING THE
VIDEO OF JOSE VELEZ, ONE OF 3
OPD OFFICERS WHO APPROACHED
DEREK DIAZ IN THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS OF JULY. 3RD HE
WAS SITTING IN A CAR AND
POLICE SAY IT'S AN AREA KNOWN
FOR DRUG ACTIVITY IS IN YOUR
HANDS RIGHT OKAY, IN THIS HAND
AND THAT HAS COMPLIED, PUT HIS
HANDS ON THE BACK OF THE
STEERING PLEASE STOP. ANOTHER
OFFICER WAS STANDING ON THE
PASSENGER SIDE AS DIAZ LOWERED
HIS WINDOW AT ONE POINT, THE
IS REACHED TO OPEN THE CENTER
CONSOLE OF HIS CAR YOUR HANDS
ON THE STEERING
>> MOMENTS AFTER THE SHOOTING
AT A BEER DIAZ THROUGH
SOMETHING POLICE LATER TOLD US
IT WAS A NARCOTIC BUT DID NOT
SPECIFY WHAT KIND OFFICERS DID
TRY TO SAVE DIAZ AFTER, BUT IT
WAS ALREADY TOO LATE. HE DIED
AT THE HOSPITAL. OPD DECLINED
OUR REQUEST FOR COMMENT ON
CAMERA AND RELEASED THIS
STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF CHIEF
ERIC SMITH. QUOTE, I EXPRESS
MY SINCERE CONDOLENCES TO THE
DIAZ FAMILY ON THE LOSS OF
THEIR LOVED ONE. WE UNDERSTAND
THE NEED FOR ANSWERS
MAINTAINING THE INTEGRITY OF
THE INVESTIGATION PROCESS IS
ALSO NEEDED SO THAT THE FACTS
ARE PROVIDED FAIRLY AND
TRANSPARENTLY.
TRANSPARENTLY. >> AND OFFICERS, WHILE THEY
DID FIND NARCOTICS ON DIA'S AT
THE TIME, THEY DID NOT FIND A
WEAPON ABOUT OFFICER VELEZ IS
ON PAID LEAVE WHILE FDLE KEEPS
INVESTIGATING THE SITUATION.
AND I ASKED FDLE IF THEY CAN
GIVE US ANY MORE INFORMATION.
THEY SAY THEY CAN DO SO UNTIL
THIS WRAPS UP LIVE IN ORLANDO,
JOHNSON OF EYEWITNESS NURSE.
>> AND BEFORE THAT VIDEO WAS
RELEASED PUBLICLY, A MEMBER OF
ORLANDO POLICE'S COMMAND STAFF
MET WITH DIAZ'S FAMILY TO SHOW
THEM THE VIDEO CHANNEL NINE'S
FELICIA ACTUALLY CONTINUES
OUR.
OUR.
OUR. >>
OUR. >> LIVE TEAM COVERAGE. AND
FELICIA, YOU SPOKE TO THEM
THIS AFTERNOON. THEY TOLD YOU
THEY STILL HAVE QUESTIONS.
>>
>> AFTER
>> AFTER WATCHING THE MOMENT, HER CHILD'S FATHER, 26
YEAR-OLD DEREK DIAZ WAS SHOT
AND KILLED THAT HE WAS
SICKENING TO WATCH. I THREW UP
WHILE WATCHING IT. MEMBERS OF
DIAZ'S FAMILY AND THEIR
ATTORNEY WERE INVITED TO WATCH
THE VIDEOS AT OPD THIS
MORNING, BUT THAT THEY WOULD
GET.
GET.
GET. >>
GET. >> ANSWERS TO THEIR QUESTIONS.
HOWEVER, ONCE WE GOT HERE, WE
WEREN'T ALL NO QUESTIONS WOULD
BE ANSWER THE UNANSWERED
QUESTION. WHAT WAS THE REASON
APPROACH IN THE FIRST THE
MORNING OF THE SHOOTING?
POLICE CHIEF ERIC SMITH SAYS
OFFICERS WERE DOING A DRUG
INVESTIGATION. HE SAID DRUGS
WERE FOUND BUT HASN'T SAID
WHAT KIND OF DRUGS OR HOW MUCH
THE FAMILY SHARE THERE WERE
ONLY ALLOWED TO WATCH THE
VIDEOS ONCE.
VIDEOS ONCE. >> AND WEREN'T ALLOWED TO READ
THE POLICE REPORT. ALL WE
KNOW.
KNOW.
KNOW. >>
KNOW. >> FROM THAT VIDEO IS THAT
THERE WAS SITTING IN HIS CAR.
HE WAS NOT DOING ANYTHING
WRONG. AGGRESSIVE OFFICERS
APPROACHED HIM. OUR REACTION
TO WHAT WE SAW
>> IS THAT IS NOT THE COMPLETE
EVIDENCE. THE FAMILY WANTS ALL
THE EVIDENCE AND A COMPLETE
INVESTIGATION FOR THEMSELVES.
AND THE DAUGHTER DIAZ LEFT
BEHIND. I DID TO HER YESTERDAY
THAT
THAT
THAT >>
THAT >> HE DID PASS AWAY. SHE WAS A
WHO WAS UPSET. SHE DID CRY.
>> FELICIA ACTUALLY REPORTING
JACKSON SAYS THEY ARE BRINGING
IN A POLICE USE OF FORCE
EXPERT TO DETERMINE IF THE
SHOOTING WAS JUSTIFIED OR NOT,
BUT THEY STILL HAVE NOT BEEN
GIVEN ALL THE INFORMATION OR
THE CONTEXT OF THE SHOOTING.
AND EYEWITNESS NEWS WILL HAVE
CONTINUING COVERAGE OF THIS
CASE. WE HAD TO LAW
ENFORCEMENT EXPERTS WALK US
THROUGH THIS VIDEO TODAY.
WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT THEY THINK
OF THE SHOOTING. IF YOU WANT
TO SEE THE EDITED BODY-CAM
VIDEO AGAIN, IT MIGHT BE
DISTURBING TO SOME. WE HAVE
POSTED A LINK TO IT IN THIS
STORY ON WFTV DOT