Story out of Miami, Florida:
A man who was shot by police in Miami Monday evening says the officer told him he didn't know why he did it.
Charles Kinsey, 47, was shot after police got a call about a suicidal person with a gun.
Video of the event, which was provided to the Miami Herald, shows Kinsey on the ground with his hands up, next to a man he identified as a person in his care — Kinsey is a therapist who works with people with disabilities.
In the video, Kinsey can be seen asking police not to shoot him, and trying to get his patient to lie on the ground as police surround them. His patient was sitting up and playing with a toy truck.
He said he told the officers that neither he nor his patient, who he said has autism, were armed.
Police ended up firing three times, striking Kinsey in the leg.
Kinsey said he didn't expect to get shot.
"When he shot me, it was so surprising, it was like a mosquito bite," recalled Kinsey in an interview from his hospital bed.
He said he asked the police officer, "Why did you shoot me?"
"And his words to me, he said, 'I don't know.'" Cont.
Story from - CBC News
Image from - Johnny Silvercloud - Flickr
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