Rivera said the officer was trying to shoot the autistic man because police believed he had a gun. Matthews said Kinsey and the autistic man often stop by his store to buy candy and juices. On the video, Kinsey can be heard trying to calm the man and to get him to also lie down on the street. Police have not explained the incident, beyond saying that officers were responding to a report of an armed man. But in the video, Kinsey can be heard yelling about the toy, and one witness said he tried to tell an officer that the autistic man was carrying a toy.

Source: Washington Post July 21, 2016 23:22 UTC