‘Y’all Just Shot My Little Brother, Bro!’: Florida Deputy Fatally Shoots Man In the Back During Foot Chase, Allegedly He Was ‘Going to Get Away’

A Florida sheriff’s deputy fatally shot a fleeing Black man in the back earlier this month after the man pulled out a gun from his waistband.But body camera footage released Thursday shows 30-year-old Dejuane Hayden& never pointed the gun at the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office deputy.Now Hayden’s family has retained an attorney, who is considering legal action against the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, including the officer who killed him, Bradley Griffitts, who was one of six officers who shot and killed another Black man named Phillipe Periera in 2020. All six of the officers were cleared by prosecutors. “At no point in the video or the accompanying narration does Hayden point a gun or any other weapon at Officer Griffitts,” attorney Harry Daniels told News4Jax.“Despite what the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office wants to believe, they don’t get to kill anyone who has a gun,” Daniels said. “The fact is that Dejuane was running away. He didn’t point the gun at Officer Griffitts or anyone else. He posed no threat.”Mike Shell, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office chief of professional standards, pointed out that Hayden was not allowed to carry a gun because of previous felony convictions.“Hayden was a four-time convicted felon, having served time in Florida...