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Surveillance video from the night of an officer-involved shooting at a Target in Kissimmee in April of last year shows what happened before 20-year-old Jayden Baez was shot and killed and three other men with him, Ian Joi, Joseph Lowe, and Michael Gomez were injured.

The group is accused of stealing Pokémon cards and a pizza from the store.

According to reports, a Target employee who noticed the robbery notified deputies who were doing training exercises outside.

The attorney representing the victims, Mark NeJame, says instead of arresting the group, the deputies used them for “training purposes.”

“They decided to go ahead and use them as human Guinea pigs,” NeJame said.

NeJame said when the group tried to get away, deputies in unmarked cars blocked them in and then opened fire. …

  • RHOPKINS13
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    31 year ago

    That headline is a bit ambiguous, ain’t it? My first thoughts were for the poor pokémon…

    • Doug HollandOP
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      -11 year ago

      Valid point. Better now that it’s changed?