Video raises questions about Israeli police shooting
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}In this Monday Sept. 5, 2016 photo, Palestinian look at the car in which the driver was wounded and passenger killed by Israeli border police in Shuafat refugee camp in Jerusalem. Initially, police said the driver had tried to run over border police before they opened fire. But an amateur video on Tuesday appeared to show police shooting the car after it had been pulled over, suggesting it no longer posed a threat. Mustafa Nimr, a 27-year-old passenger, was fatally shot, while the driver was arrested. Police spokeswoman said Wednesday the driver Ali Nimr faces a series of charges, including death by negligence, drunk driving and driving without a license. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean) (The Associated Press)
New amateur video of a deadly police shooting in east Jerusalem is raising questions about the police version of events.
Police initially said the Palestinian driver had tried to run over their forces in Jerusalem's Shuafat refugee camp before police shot at the car. But the amateur video, aired on Channel 10, appears to show police shooting after the vehicle had stopped, suggesting it no longer posed a threat.
The driver, Ali Nimr, was wounded and arrested, while his brother-in-law, Mustafa Nimr, the passenger, was fatally shot.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police spokeswoman Luba Samri said Wednesday the driver is being investigated on various charges, including causing death by negligence, drunk driving and driving without a license.
She would not say whether he is still accused of trying to intentionally harm the officers.