SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office has released chilling video showing the moment deputies said they were forced to fire their weapons several times at an alleged shoplifter in Southwest Miami-Dade.
The five-minute video provides a mix of body camera, security footage and a timeline of events that ended with a man dead.
According to deputies, the shooting occurred at a Walmart located on Southwest 211th Street, off South Dixie Highway, Nov. 6.
Investigators said loss prevention staff at the store alerted a deputy to a man, identified as 36-year-old Kennedy Graham, who was stealing from the store.
When the deputy approached Graham, officials said, the suspect ran toward the store’s parking garage, leading to a struggle between the two.
Security video captures the deputy struggling with Graham as he tries to put him in handcuffs and tells him not to resist several times.
As the two continue to wrestle on the floor, Graham finds a way to free himself from the deputy’s grip and begins running.
Another angle from the video shows Graham taking off with what, deputies said, is a gun in his right hand. Officials circled the apparent weapon in the video.
The deputy then fires his gun three times at Graham.
In the video, officials highlight bystanders in the garage who watched this unfold.
A woman who asked not to be identified or show her face on camera told 7News she watched it all unfold.
“The cop was running behind him, and they shot him like three times. [Graham] ran like a little bit more, and he just fell forward, face forward,” she said.
Graham continued to run after the shots were fired as the deputy kept following him. Ultimately, officials said, Graham collapsed on the floor outside the Walmart.
MDSO said additional deputies arrived and provided medical assistance until paramedics reached the scene.
Graham was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
At a news conference, Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said the 37-year-old deputy involved, who has not been named, is a five-year veteran with the law enforcement agency. He was not injured.
Cordero-Stutz said Graham had an extensive criminal history.
“This individual had an extensive criminal past, and he was actively involved in a crime and has an extensive criminal history,” she said.
Along with the video, the agency released a photo of the loaded firearm that Graham was allegedly carrying.
In a statement on Thursday, the sheriff wrote, the video was released in the name of transparency. It reads in part:
“Regardless of the outcome, my commitment is clear: to be transparent with our community, to hold ourselves to the highest standards, and to continue working every day to earn and maintain your trust.”
Graham’s family believes his death was preventable. They were upset by what they saw on the video because they had no idea it was being released.
“We had to see this video with the world instead of privately first, and it’s sad. My kids might come across it and no warning from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office,” said family member Shykiera Washington.
His family said the amount of shots fired was not necessary.
“It’s very tragic, because the officer, he had other options, anything other than shooting him multiple times,” said Washington. “How far could he have possibly made it being shot twice already?”
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement continues its independent investigation into the shooting, as is standard in a deputy-involved shooting.
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