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Rally Will Call For Body Camera Footage Release In Eddie Irizarry Case

Dial has been suspended for 30 days with intent to dismiss after he refused to cooperate with investigators, police leaders said.

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August 31, 2023

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Community members are holding a rally and march Thursday for Eddie Irizarry, a man who was shot and killed by a Philadelphia police officer while sitting in a car in Kensington earlier this month.

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They plan to call for the release of police body camera footage of the incident, and criminal charges "to the fullest extent" against Mark Dial, the soon-to-be-dismissed officer who shot Irizarry.

Dial has been suspended for 30 days with intent to dismiss after he refused to cooperate with investigators, police leaders said.

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