Footage of Isiah Brown shooting released

Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office has released body cam footage of Isiah Brown’s sh00ting.

32-year-old Isiah Brown is in intensive care after being shot multiple times by a deputy.

Brown called 911 at around 3:00 A.M. Wednesday (April 21) morning reporting a domestic dispute with his brother.

Video of Isiah Brown incident

In the video, which you can view by clicking here, the deputy shouts orders at Brown.

“Show me your hands,” he shouted. “Show me your hands. Show me your hands, now. Show me your hands. Drop the gun. He’s got a gun to his head. Drop the gun now. Stop walking towards me. Stop walking towards me. Stop. Stop.”

Then shots were fired. The deputy began CPR.

Brown was unarmed. He had a phone in his hand.

The incident began when the deputy gave Brown a ride home after Brown’s car broke down at a gas station on Route 3 — several miles from his home — about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday.

The deputy drove away from Brown’s house after he dropped him off.

Moments later, Brown called 911, reporting a dispute with his brother.

According to reports, Brown then tells the 911 dispatcher he is going to kill his brother.

“I’m about to k-ll my brother,” he says.

After the video was released, the family attorney for Brown released a statement, saying, “Isaiah clearly told dispatch that he did not have a weapon more than 90 seconds before the deputy arrived … The deputy was situated nearly 50 feet from Isaiah, was never threatened and should not have discharged his weapon.”

Investigation

The Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation is investigating the shooting and the deputy is on administrative leave.

Complete statement from David Haynes of The Cochran Firm – D.C., attorney for Isaiah Brown:

“After viewing the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s deputy’s bodycam video and listening to the 911 call, it is evident that the tragic shooting of Isaiah Brown was completely avoidable. In the 911 call, Isaiah clearly told dispatch that he did not have a weapon more than 90 seconds before the deputy arrived. He told dispatch that he was walking away from the house and away from anyone else and was on the roadway by himself.

“Isaiah was on the phone with 911 at the time of the shooting and the officer mistook a cordless house phone for a gun. There is no indication that Isaiah did anything other than comply with dispatch’s orders and raised his hands with the phone in his hand as instructed.

“The deputy in question made multiple, basic policing errors and violated established protocols. The deputy was situated nearly 50 feet from Isaiah, was never threatened and should not have discharged his weapon.

“The family is also requesting the release of the dispatch audio with the deputy leading up to the shooting. There was obviously a failure of communication between dispatch and the officer which led to this tragic event.

“Isaiah is now fighting for his life as a result of these completely avoidable errors by the deputy and dispatch.”