Shocking police bodycam footage showed the fatal officer-involved shooting of an armed Afghan man during a traffic stop last month.
Jamal Wali, 36, was pulled over by a Fairfax, Virginia, police officer for an expired inspection tag last month when things turned deadly.
Wali informed the officer he was armed before going on an insane rant about how much he hates the United States.
At one point Wali, who was allegedly brought to the US in 2014 after working as an interpreter for the US forces, shouted, “I should have served with the f*cking Taliban!”
The officer called for backup after Wali refused to give ID and ‘reached for something.’
“Don’t reach for anything!” the officer warned before radioing in: “Subject is reaching.”
Wali grabbed his firearm and fired shots at the police officers on the driver’s side. Two officers were each hit with the arm with the same bullet.
As Wali tried to reload his gun, a police officer from the passenger’s side discharged his firearm and struck Wali.
Jamal Wali was transported to a hospital where he later died.
Fox News reported:
Officials released bodycam footage showing the chaotic moments leading up to a deadly officer-involved shooting in Fairfax, Virginia, in April. In a press release accompanying the footage, the Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) called the incident an “attempted murder.”
On April 23, an officer pulled over 36-year-old Jamal Wali for speeding. Wali also had an expired safety inspection sticker. When he was pulled over, Wali slammed on the brakes, something the officer who initially approached Wali’s vehicle noted.
Wali then informed the officer he was armed and asked why he was being pulled over. From there, the situation took a chaotic turn as a clearly distressed Wali began shouting, cursing, refusing to give his name and saying he had no driver’s license or registration for the vehicle.
As the officer tried to deescalate the situation, Wali launched into profanity-laced complaints about how he had been treated in the country and said he came to the U.S. after serving as a translator for American forces in Afghanistan.
Clip of the bodycam footage via Fox 5 DC:
Watch the uncensored version (warning graphic):
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