Surveillance video shows what Broward prosecutors saw as fatal ‘stand your ground’ shooting

MIRAMAR, Fla. – Jaime Taylor and Anthony Souvenir were some fathers of 1-year-old children. They could person talked astir what they had successful common, but instead, their meeting, recorded connected video, ended successful calamity successful Broward County.

Surveillance video shows Taylor, 28, and Souvenir, 27, astatine Walgreens on Feb. 3, astatine 2499 SW 101 Ave., successful Miramar. Over a period later, with his defence attorneys, Taylor described his fearfulness and Souvenir’s anger.

Souvenir, whose mother was diagnosed with pancreatic crab past year, walked distant from his lad and girlfriend, and toward Taylor, who was buying unsocial successful the pharmacy store, having a speech connected his phone.

“He thought I was looking astatine his girl,” Taylor said adding, “And then, helium told maine that I americium ‘looking excessively hard!’”

Taylor, who had played shot for Booker T. Washington High School and Northwest Missouri State, said helium tried to debar arguing with Souvenir, but they were some carrying guns, and some decided to fire.

“I changeable erstwhile helium pulled it out,” Taylor said.

Souvenir died. Taylor surrendered to Miramar constabulary officers aft moving distant during the shooting.

Taylor was successful tears connected Monday successful beforehand of reporters erstwhile Andrew Rier, his defence attorney, announced prosecutors decided to driblet the manslaughter case.

“It was killed oregon beryllium killed,” Taylor said adding that helium was praying for Souvenir’s family.

Florida’s Stand Your Ground law, which justifies deadly force, prompted the lawsuit to beryllium dropped.

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