The dashcam video

74 Seconds

Minnesota Public Radio

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🗓️ 21 June 2017

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Four days after the verdict, investigators released the video: It's the first time those 74 seconds have been shown outside the courtroom.

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0:00.0	The first trial of the former officers charged in the killing of George Floyd is underway.
0:06.0	Police officers are rarely prosecuted in such cases and the world will be watching.
0:11.0	The Minnesota Public Radio Newsroom which has followed this
0:14.3	case in detail from the beginning will bring listeners updates on this
0:18.3	monumental trial and the consequences it holds for the city and the country.
0:24.0	Listen to in front of our eyes wherever you listen to podcasts.
0:28.0	A warning to listeners. this episode contains strong language and graphic violence.
0:37.0	This is
0:45.0	74 seconds.
0:48.0	I'm Tracy Mumford.
0:51.0	This afternoon, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension released the dash cam footage from Officer
0:56.2	Horonimo Janus's police cruiser, the night of July 6, 2016.
1:02.1	It was released along with the BCA's 2,000 page investigation, which includes the
1:07.5	interview Janas gave the day after the shooting. We've seen Diamond Reynolds Facebook live video from the front seat of Philando Castile's
1:16.4	white Oldsmobile. But the only video that shows what happened during the shooting, not just after, is this dash cam footage.
1:27.6	This is the first time we've seen and heard those 74 seconds outside of the courtroom.
1:34.3	The 74 seconds between the moment when Janus flashed his lights
1:38.6	to the time he fired the last of seven shots. Previously all we've had is a transcript of this but to watch it
1:46.7	and to listen to it is entirely different. The full tape is just over 10 minutes long. If you want to watch it for yourself online, you can find
1:56.7	it on our Twitter feed at 74 seconds NPR or online at 74 seconds.org.
2:04.0	It's airing on a lot of news shows around the country tonight.
2:07.0	It's probably already shown up on your Facebook feed.
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