Protesters Seek Footage From Fatal Racine Police Shooting: Report

RACINE, WI — Protesters gathered in Racine on Thursday calling for the release of body camera footage from the fatal police shooting of Da'Shontay King in May, according to a report by The Journal Times.

A Racine police officer, identified as Zachary B. Brenner, shot 37-year-old King on May 20, according to a news release from the Wisconsin Department of Justice. King died after the shooting at a hospital. The DOJ said Brenner shot King at the end of a pursuit.

Protesters marched from the Racine Police Department to the Racine Courthouse, The Journal Times reported.

WISN 12 posted a video of the demonstration to social media.

A flyer for Thursday's demonstration appears to have been posted to Facebook by Natasha Mullen, who in a separate post identified herself as a spokesperson for the King family.

The flyer reads "We want transparency. We want the footage released."

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According to the DOJ, police shot King after officers tried to pull over a vehicle for a search warrant for a felon in possession of a firearm, and King fled on foot.

King was seen with a handgun before police shot him, and law enforcement found a gun after the police shooting, the state DOJ said.

The officer who shot King had four years of experience and was placed on administrative leave. The DOJ's Division of Criminal Investigation is looking into the shooting, the agency said.

Body cameras captured the incident, the DOJ said.

Patch reached out to Mullens for comment.

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