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Walter Wallace Family Speaks Out: Why Did Philadelphia Officers Shoot 14 Times?
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1:48Now PlayingA lawyer for the family of a Philadelphia man shot by police Thursday called for more training "specifically on keeping people alive."
At a press conference outside city hall, Shaka Johnson said the family does not think the officers should be charged with murder because the officers were not equipt to deal with his mental health crisis.
The family had called the day of the shooting for both medical services and police, but only the latter arrived, lawyer Shaka Johnson said. Less than 30 seconds into the encounter, Wallace was dead, felled by a blast of 14 bullets, he said.
Johnson, who reviewed the police body camera video and 911 tapes with family members and city officials on Thursday said the gun shots "sounded like band members together."
"So what I'm saying to you is what other than death did you intend when you shoot a man, each officer, seven times a piece," Johnson asked.
Police have said the two officers fired after Wallace ignored orders to drop a knife. Wallace's mother and wife were outside, shouting to police about his mental health problems, Johnson said.
"What you will not see is a man with a knife lunging at anyone, that would qualify as a reason to assassinate him," said Johnson.
Wallace's father said "everybody need to be accountable for what they did. You did something wrong. You took human life and have no remorse. That's dangerous."
The officers have not been named, but Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw has pledged to release the video and audio tapes.
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