ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – In the days after an Orange County deputy shot Salaythis Melvin in the back outside the Florida Mall, members of the community protested in Melvin’s memory and demanded that video be released to show what led to the fatal gunfire.Body camera footage was released on Aug.
18, 2020, 11 days after the Aug. 7, 2020 shooting, but it was too far away to tell whether Melvin was reaching for a gun, as deputies claimed he did.More video released on Aug.
26, 2020 showed first responders trying to help Melvin as he laid bleeding in the parking lot.[TRENDING: Seniors sleep in cars waiting for vaccine | How to get vaccine in Fla. | ‘Amen and awoman:’ Backlash over prayer]Like the footage before, that video provided little insight.