April 30, 2021- 8:09 p.m.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office on Friday released body camera footage that shows part of the struggle between officers and 32-year-old Michael Hughes before he was shot and killed last month by police at an Argyle Forest hotel.
Hughes, whose family described as a father of two and a good person who had a mental illness, was fatally shot March 30 at the Quality Inn on Youngerman Circle after an altercation with officers responding to a domestic disturbance. According to the Sheriff’s Office, Hughes fought with Officer J.H. Wing, commandeered his Taser and stunned the officer. JSO said Wing then fired multiple times, killing Hughes.
“Michael stop,” a witness can be heard saying.
Then one officer screams that Hughes has his Taser. The sound of the Taser can be heard shortly before the sound of two gunshots.
“Shoot him!” an officer screams before the other yells, “Back up!”
“You back up,” Hughes responds.
One officer continues to yell “shoot him” as another orders Hughes to get on the ground.
“Y’all did it. What’s up?” Hughes can be heard saying as the video remains black.
There’s a brief moment of silence before three gunshots ring out, followed by a woman’s screams.
“Shots fired, one bravo mike (Black male). I’ve been tased,” the officer says over the radio.
“Cover him and then we’re gonna apply first aid,” an officer says.
At a news conference Thursday, attorney Marwan Porter said one of the witnesses believes Hughes didn’t get hold of Wing’s Taser but tried to knock the Taser out of his hand to disarm the officer and avoid getting stunned.
