Videos of Fatal Police Shooting of 18-Year-Old in Wethersfield Are Released

Connecticut prosecutors have released videos showing the police fatal shooting of an 18-year-old man that sparked protests

Connecticut prosecutors have released videos showing the fatal shooting by police in Wethersfield of an 18-year-old man that sparked protests

The police dashboard camera and local surveillance videos made public Friday show Wethersfield officer Layau Eulizier shooting through the front windshield of a car being driven by Anthony Jose Vega Cruz during an attempted traffic stop April 20. 

Vega Cruz, of Wethersfield, died two days later at a hospital. 

Hartford State's Attorney Gail Hardy and Wethersfield officials said they disclosed the videos in the interest of a transparent and thorough investigation. 

These are the three videos the state's attorney released in their entirety.

 The Hartford state’s attorney has released video fof the fatal police-involved shooting, This video shows the moment when police fired the gunshots.
 The state’s attorney has released three videos from a fatal police-involved shooting in Wethersfield.
Hartford State’s Attorney Gail P. Hardy released three videos on Friday of the fatal police-involved shooting in Wethersfield. This is one of the three videos that has been released.

Hardy will determine whether the shooting was justified but was not able to say how long the investigation will take. 

Vega Cruz's family and activists have questioned whether the use of deadly force was necessary. 

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