Body-cam footage confirms police killed Willie McCoy while he was sleeping

THE GUARDIAN -- Vallejo police released body-camera footage of 20-year-old Willie McCoy's killing, which happened at a Bay-area Taco Bell in February. The footage confirms that Vallejo police did not try to wake McCoy nor talk to him before opening fire on his vehicle.

As he slept in the Taco Bell drive-thru, police spotted a gun in McCoy's lap and proceeded to aim their weapons at his head. In the next few seconds, McCoy was shot at least 25 times by six officers.

McCoy's family is represented by NBL Top 100 Executive Committee Member John L. Burris who says the family intends to file a civil rights lawsuit against the officers and police agency.

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