#Latonys goldspy killed by police driver#

The officer fired one shot into Catchings’ abdomen. Then, body camera video shows Catchings turn back toward the fence. What appears to be the same object can later be seen as Catchings attempts to jump a fence into a neighboring property.Īs Catchings begins to scale the fence, he pivots away from the fence and briefly faces the officer for a split second. At a June press conference, Cleveland police provided an annotated version of the body camera video that outlined the ‘right-angle-shaped object’ in Catchings’ hand as he began to run. The pursuing Maple Heights police officer then collided with Catchings’ vehicle, according to the body camera video.Ī few seconds later, Catchings bailed from the vehicle and began running into a nearby vacant lot. He lost control and careened into a bridge near East 93rd and Buckeye.

#Latonys goldspy killed by police driver#

“‘We gotta have somebody catch up to him.’ That sense of urgency was put into that officer by the officer in charge,” Henton said.Īs the pursuit weaved its way into Cleveland and the east side, Catchings, who was the driver of the vehicle, appeared to crash into a deer that had meandered onto the roadway. Additionally, the dispatcher or supervisor said, “I need somebody to catch up to. “There needs to be policy changes, laws and legislation put on the books to stop these chases and hold these officers accountable,” Goldsby said.Īt one point during the pursuit, a dispatcher or supervisor can be heard saying over the radio that any Maple Heights officers that could catch up to the pursuit would have permission to pursue. Kareem Henton and Latonya Goldsby of Black Lives Matter Cleveland attended Thursday’s press conference to demand more transparency and accountability, especially regarding police chases and those that enter into neighboring jurisdictions. The chase, which occurred shortly before 4:30 in the morning, occurred at a time when traffic was very light. In the extended version of the body camera video, the pursuing officer can be heard calling out the speeds in which the suspect’s vehicle was traveling, eclipsing 80 mph and, for a brief moment, close to 100 mph. News 5 / Still frame from Maple Heights Police body camera video The public has a right to it and most importantly the family has a right to it.” “Those are things that are public records that should be shared. “We want the City of Maple Heights to be transparent in releasing all information on the officers that were involved, all body cams and video, and all the discipline records of the officers involved,” Jackson said. Jackson also lambasted the Maple Heights Police Department and city officials for not releasing the identity of the officer that fired the fatal shot as well as other public records related to the incident. In his remarks, Jackson described the police action shooting as an unjust use of force. Stanley Jackson of the Cochran Law Firm joined Catchings’ family and loved ones for a press conference on the front steps of Maple Heights City Hall Thursday morning. Datwuan Catchings, 22, was shot one time by a Maple Heights police officer and was later pronounced dead at the hospital on May 30. MAPLE HEIGHTS, Ohio - The family of a man shot and killed by a Maple Heights police officer following a high-speed chase in the early morning hours of Memorial Day is calling for greater transparency as the investigation into the officer’s use of force continues.