The cop probably fired four or five bullets, striking Hinton twice, she claimed. The gun being aimed isn’t visible on the body cam, however.
“Unfortunately, it’s a very blurred image,” Theetge said, adding that the cop was sprinting, which made the video unsteady.
A pistol with an extended clip was found at the site by the police, although it had not been shot. Ryan had just turned 18, according to Michael Wright, the Hinton family’s lawyer.
“They [the family] are surprised that happened,” he stated, referring to the circumstances surrounding his encounter with the police there.
Between 10:00 and 11:00 on Friday, the family saw the body cam film, and according to Wright, Hinton Jr. was “very distraught,” as reported by the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Wright said, “We are currently still looking into the circumstances surrounding Ryan’s shooting death at the hands of the Cincinnati Police Department.” “The situation involving their son has left.
