Police in South Florida gunned down a Black man,Gregory Frazier, 56, in his backyard in in Pompano Beach, while he was eating chicken wing on Friday evening.
The Broward Sheriff’s deputies had responded to a domestic violence call from Frazier sister, Deborah, after she claimed that Frazier and his daughter were involved in an altercation. When the officers arrived at the scene of the fight, the fight between the duo had ended.
The officers proceeded to Frazier backyard where he was having chicken wings. Officers ordered him to get on the ground, and according to his nephew, he responded “Leave me alone,” and he was once again instructed to get on the ground, and he gave the same response, that was when office fired shots at him.
The officers later tried to give him CPR, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Pastor Miguel Rosa, who was a neighbour to Frazier said he heard at least 5 shots, and he had thought it was fireworks.
According to Ms Frazier, she said;
I never would have called the cops if I’d known this was going to happen, they just came in and started shooting right away.
Ms Frazier while calling dispatcher had said that his brother was holding a knife, something he had always had with him. But it was not clear if Mr Frazier had the knife with him when he was asked to get on the ground by the police.
The Broward Sheriff’s Office representative could not comment on the case when asked, citing the case is currently under criminal investigation.