The distraught relatives of a slain police officer watched harrowing body camera footage in court as he was shot to death.
Melvindale Police Corporal Mohamed Said is shown pleading for his life in the video shown at the hearing of suspected killer Michael Lopez, 44.
“Stop running, stop, help, help, I’ll stop him,” Said can be heard saying in the footage from July. Media were asked to only use audio from the body camera recording.
“He was telling him not to shoot him, ‘I’ll let you go, I’ll let you go, don’t shoot,'” said the victim’s brother, Ahmed Said. Fox News After the trial.
Ahmed broke down in court as he watched the shocking footage, clearly distraught and with his head in his hands as the sound of the gunshot echoed through the courtroom.
Ahmed Said broke down in court as he watched the harrowing footage of his brother’s final moments, clearly distraught with his head in his hands as the sound of the gunshot echoed through the courtroom.
Melvindale police corporal Mohamed Said (pictured) was shown pleading for his life in disturbing footage shown at the trial of suspected killer Michael Lopez, 44.
Michael Lopez (pictured in court), 44, now faces murder, weapons and drug charges.
Said had been responding to a suspicious person call when he was confronted by Lopez, who now faces murder, weapons and drug charges.
Ahmed is calling for the harshest possible punishment for his brother’s alleged killer.
Describing Lopez’s demeanor in court, Ahmed told Fox News: “It’s like he’s calm.
“He was laughing with a guy next to him. It’s like he never did anything. He deserves the death penalty, so he feels the same pain.”
Michigan State Police Detective Sgt. Brittany Ellsworth said Lopez admitted to the killing.
“He later admitted that he had run away from him,” Ellsworth said.
“The officer shot him with a stun gun, he shot him with the intention of doing so because he didn’t want to go back to jail. He then fled the scene.”
Ahmed broke down in court as he watched the harrowing footage, clearly distraught with his head in his hands as the sound of the gunshot echoed through the courtroom.
Ahmed (pictured) is calling for the harshest possible punishment for his brother’s alleged killer.
Melvindale Police Corporal Mohamed Said (pictured right) was seen pleading for his life in shocking footage shown at the trial of suspected killer Michael Lopez.
Ahmed calls for tougher penalties for criminals who kill police officers.
“Okay, if I kill an officer, I’m just going to go to jail with free rent and free food,” he told Fox News.
“People are used to prison, but if the death penalty is applied, everyone will be afraid.”
Ahmed said that every night before going to bed he listens to his brother’s last words on the radio calls.
“My brother was the heart of the family,” she told Fox News. “He was killed and we lost our hearts. We are living without hearts right now.”
Mohamed Said was one of three officers killed in just one month this summer.
Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Deputy William Butler was killed on June 27, and Oakland County Sheriff’s Deputy Bradley Reckling died on June 22.
Michigan State Police Detective Sgt. Brittany Ellsworth said Lopez (pictured) admitted to the killing.
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