DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – When Michael Harris was killed by police inside an Espanola Avenue apartment in Holly Hill on August 29, his family was quick to react.
Immediately after the shooting, they watched cell phone video recorded outside the apartment by a neighbor. The video recorded police yelling and more than a dozen gunshots fired.“People like to bring up a person’s past, well my cousin didn’t have a chance number one, so his past has nothing to do with what happened today, because nobody deserves to be killed, I don’t care who you are,” said Harris’ cousin.
The family did not immediately know that Harris had fired first and continued firing at least four shots, according to police, hitting an officer in the chest.