[Music] on August 25th 2024 at 12:33 a.m. NYPD officers responded to a 911 call about a man with a gun outside the George Washington housing projects in East Harlem Manhattan splitting into two teams one group moved through the housing complex toward the courtyard while the other flanked the suspect from the perimeter the first team encountered 62-year-old Mark Kelly standing in the courtyard with a gun in hand what happened next unfolds across four different police body cams offering a rare multi-perspective view of this tense and controversial encounter officer baresi the first to confront Kelly comes across as hot-headed and seemingly ready to pull the trigger when barasi spots Kelly he pulls his weapon and shouts drop the gun or I'll shoot you in the head Kelly turns his back and begins walking away moments later baresi fires shooting Kelly in the back at first glance it looks like baresi was itching for a fight but as you'll see the story takes unexpected turns when viewed through the lenses of all the responding officers we'll start with officer alcantara's body cam as Alcantara follows baresi into the courtyard watch closely and leave your thoughts in the comments because what you see might just change your opinion show me youring hands right now put it down I'm going to shoot you in theing head show your hand I'm going to shoot you there he 75 put it down now let's switch to officer Bar's body cam the moment that could Define this entire incident from this angle you see Kelly walking away never once turning to point his weapon at baresi or officer Alcantara what unfolds looks less like a standoff and more like a tragedy in the making Bar's aggressive commands and actions might make you question his intentions was Kelly an imminent threat or was barassi simply looking for an excuse to pull the trigger at first glance it seems like Kelly became an unfortunate Target keep watching and decide for yourself was this Justified or something far more Sinister show me hands right now put it down or I'm going to shoot you in theing head I'm going to shoot you I'm going to shoot you now let's switch to officer Hernandez's body cam from this angle you see Hernandez following behind officers Alcantara and Bari even here Kelly's back remains turned as he walks away showing no immediate threat to the officers would a less lethal option like a taser have been a better way to handle the situation so far this shooting still doesn't seem justified but what do you think stay tuned as we move to officer Lee's body cam after this one the full story is just starting to come into [Applause] Focus yo put it down you need stop put it downam it now we turn to the final body cam officer Lee's approaching from the opposite side Lee and another officer moved to flank Kelly cutting off any chance of Escape even though Kelly is armed he never raises his weapon or points it at the officers after after watching all the available footage the question remains was this level of force truly Justified did baresi believe Lee and the other officers lives were in danger keep in mind officer barasi had already fired Two Shots into Kelly's back before Lee and his partner were fully in position you'll also see Lee's partner turn and run back toward officer Lee to avoid potential Crossfire let us know your thoughts get down put it down put it down although officers performed CPR and called EMS immediately Mark Kelly was pronounced dead at a local hospital according to the NYPD Kelly wasn't a resident of the Washington housing project but lived on East 91st Street between Lexington and Third Avenue Mark's brother Steven Kelly described him as a hardworking retired NYC iron worker and a third generation New Yorker who grew up in a workingclass Irish American neighborhood on the Upper East Side the side as Steven put it no one really cares about despite his grief Steven doesn't blame the police stating my brother put them in a bad spot he struggled with mental depression and I hold no ranker toward anyone the incident remains under investigation by the NYPD officer Bari however has a controversial history listed on the adverse credibility list of officers with potential Integrity issues 50 Dash a.org he's been named in five lawsuits resulting in settlements totaling $230,000 notable cases include Shawn Rodriguez versus city of New York $100,000 settlement and Lisa Taylor versus city of New York $775,000 settlement what's your take on this incident share your thoughts in the comments below if you found this video insightful don't forget to subscribe to real crime videos your support helps us continue bringing you moing and thought-provoking content thank you and we'll see you in the next video