Newly released body camera footage from Texas' Dallas Police Department shows the moments in which cops dish out jokes and mock a man in restraints as he falls unconscious, ultimately dying before their very eyes.
The video was released to the public Tuesday after a federal judge ruled Monday in favor of both the Dallas Morning News and fellow Texas outlet NBC 5's request to release records tied to the death of Tony Timpa.
Timpa died August 10, 2016, moments after he reached out to police, telling the Dallas dispatcher that he was suffering from depression and schizophrenia, and that he was feeling afraid and scared. He also informed the official that he'd been off his medications.
Timpa made the call from inside an adult video store, according to NBC 5, which later noted that the 32-year-old was put in handcuffs by security guards after he suddenly ran out of the store.
Released video begins with Dallas police on the scene, attempting to get information from Timpa. At this point, officers already suspected that Timpa had taken drugs, and an autopsy report later revealed he had used cocaine.
“Help me,” Timpa is heard yelling as several officers stand around him. When an officer instructs him to lay on the ground, Timpa says, “No, you're gonna kill me. You're gonna kill me. You're gonna kill me.”
Video shows that officers forced Timpa to lie facedown on the grass with his hands behind his back and his legs zip-tied together….
