The North Miami Police commander who was suspended for allegedly giving inconsistent statements after an officer shot an unarmed behavioral therapist last month won’t face charges, officials said.
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Kinsey, a behavior technician at the Miami Achievement Center for the Developmentally Disabled, is seen on cell phone video on July 18 lying on the street with his hands in the air, begging officers to not shoot him.
According to the memo, Hollant said he present before the shooting took place but had returned to his police vehicle over a block away to retrieve some binoculars when he heard the gunshots fired by Aledda.
The probe into the shooting has been turned over to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the office of the state’s attorney. They said he then lied to investigators, telling them he wasn’t at the scene when the shooting happened.
Kinsey’s shooting sparked a continued wave of protests throughout the city, and led to the suspension of a second officer, Commander Emile Hollant, after investigators said Hollant gave “conflicting” statements about the shooting.
Kinsey was shot in the leg and spent days in the hospital.
Aledda is now on administrative leave, and a commander was also suspended by the department.
Charles Kinsey’s suit claims that North Miami SWAT Officer Jonathan Aledda violated his civil rights, used excessive force and carried out a false arrest, according to Miami New Times.
The lawsuit said officers responding to the scene grabbed their rifles and approached in “military style formation”.
Rios was actually carrying his toy truck.
“It is important to note that, when Officer Aledda fired his weapon, neither Mr. Kinsey nor Mr. Rios had committed a crime, posed a threat toward any officer, civilian or each other; nor did Mr. Kinsey or Mr. Rios attempt to evade arrest”, the complaint says.
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“We’re looking in the range for what has been similarly offered throughout the country in police-involved shootings especially in a case like this where a man is as cooperative and as innocent as you possibly can be”, he said.
