A gang member on trial was shot dead when he launched himself onto a witness in an attempt to stab him.
Siale Angilau, a member of the Tongan Crips gang, was filmed grabbing a pen or pencil before running towards the witness, another gang member.
Court footage shows the witness sinking out of the way before a US Marshal shot Angilau, 25, four times.
The clip of the incident that took place in 2014 has only now been released to the public, following pressure from outlets — including the Salt Lake Tribune — after US District Judge John Dowdell dismissed a lawsuit brought by Angilau’s family claiming excessive force.
The judge wrote in a statement: ’The video completely contradicts the plaintiffs’ argument that Angilau stopped posing a danger within less than one second of launching himself over the witness stand while making a stabbing motion with a pen in his hand.”
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