Abiding by their self-imposed transparency policy, the Fairfax County Police Department released footage taken from the scene on April 23, 2025, when 36-year-old Jamal Wali was fatally shot by officers. That footage revealed the agitated state of the former translator for the U.S. military and the attempts at de-escalation as the father of four railed that he would have been better off had he served with the “f*cking Taliban.”
After slamming on his brakes to come to a stop, Wali was approached by an FCPD officer and immediately alerted the cop to the fact that he was armed before asking why he was pulled over. Made aware of his expired inspection sticker, the agitated driver expressed, “Call Joe Biden or call George Bush.”
Throughout the interaction, Wali was heard refusing to give his name, said his license had been taken away because he couldn’t pay his insurance, and said he had no registration while the officer called for a supervisor’s assistance as the man allegedly continually reached for his firearm.
Shouldn’t the officer who initiated the initial stop have briefed the other officers before an attempt was made to disarm him?
Those cops on the driver side are lucky they weren’t killed in this encounter.
He warned enroute officers about the weapon twice so they knew they were going into a high risk situation.
May have been shot by the officer on the passenger side?
Reaching into the car wasn't a good idea when the guy's got a gun in his hand. There's no way to gain control of his arm or the weapon.Yes, so I wonder why the second officer thought it would be a good idea to casually walk up to the driver-side door, stick his head in the window, and try to physically disarm Mr. Wali given his unstable, agitated state
There are thousands of police body and dash camera videos showing how frequently people get into a shootout or other violent encounters with police over the most minor of moving violations.A ticket is a lot better than dying
AgreeThere are thousands of police body and dash camera videos showing how frequently people get into a shootouts or other violent encounters with polce over the most minor of moving violations.
Some people are just not able to make reasonable decisions.
Reaching into the car wasn't a good idea when the guy's got a gun in his hand. There's no way to gain control of his arm or the weapon.
A ticket is a lot better than dying
There are thousands of police body and dash camera videos showing how frequently people get into a shootout or other violent encounters with police over the most minor of moving violations.
Some people are just not able to make reasonable decisions.
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