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A dramatic new video shows the moment a Michigan cop shoots and kills a 19-year-old woman at a Juneteenth parade — and then crumbles to the ground in tears.
Authorities said the woman, Briana Sykes, drove up to the cop, who was on traffic duty during the Flint parade on Saturday, and fired at the officer, Fox affiliate WJBK-TV reported.
The unnamed officer is seen on the footage yelling for Sykes to drop the weapon before he opens fire into the car.
Police tried to revive Sykes at the scene to no avail — and the sobbing officer is seen falling to the ground in anguish.
Sykes was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead, authorities said.
“I kind of feel like him dropping, it was the devastation of the whole situation,” one eyewitness told the station. “I feel like the police was doing his job. He had a life to protect. Not only his, but we had a parade full of kids.”
Michigan State Police are investigating the officer-involved shooting but said witnesses and other cops at the scene confirmed that Sykes fired first and refused commands.
Nonetheless, the officer was placed on administrative leave after the shooting, Michigan State Police Lt. Kim Vetter told mlive.com.
The fatal incident took place around 2:14 p.m. Saturday on Saginaw Street during the Champions Parade, which took place on the date of the new Juneteenth federal holiday.
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