'I'm God's Son Take Care Of Me': Video Released Of Man Shot By LBPD

LONG BEACH, CA — The Long Beach Police Department Monday released body-worn camera footage of an August officer-involved shooting involving a 35-year-old homeless man at a Downtown Metro platform.

At about 9:10 p.m. on Aug. 7, LBPD responded to a report of a person with a gun at the 5th Street and Pacific Avenue Metro Rail platform. When officers arrived they located the man, Tyrell Harris on the Blue Line train platform.

In the body-worn camera footage, officers are heard commanding Harris to stop and get on the ground as they chased after him on the platform. Harris then jumped from the platform to the street, where another officer commanded him to freeze and get on the ground.

In the video, Harris is seen pulling a weapon, which was later determined to be a BB gun, out of his waistband and showing it to the officer. This prompted the LBPD officer to shoot Harris in his upper right shoulder.

As he lay on the street, Harris is heard in the video telling officers, "This is God's plan" and "You guys are good, do your jobs. I'm God's son just take care of me."

Long Beach Fire Department paramedics took Harris to the hospital to treat his gunshot wound and get medical clearance. Harris was then booked into the Long Beach City Jail and charged with three counts of criminal threats and one count of assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer.

Officers recovered the CO2-powered BB gun at the scene. No officers or members of the public were injured duirng the incident.

Per police department policy, this incident is undergoing a multi-level review process by the Long Beach Police Department and the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.