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VIDEO
Video of the immediate moments after police killed Diaz. In the video Diaz was still alive--and police stood there for over three minutes and did nothing. Instead, they seem more concerned with pushing witnesses away from the scene, the better to diminish the video quality of the footage, when they weren't actively trying to block the source from recording. From [HERE ] and [HERE ] An Anaheim policeman who was named rookie of the year and whose name recently appeared on a charity fight card was identified Tuesday as the officer who fatally shot a man who police say ran when officers tried to apprehend him. Nick Bennallack was named in a civil lawsuit filed by the family of Manuel Diaz, 25, whose July 21 shooting, followed by another officer-involved fatal shooting the next day, ignited days of protests in Anaheim.
Police initially refused to identify the officers involved in the two shootings, saying they had received death threats. In September, Investigator Kelly Phillips was named as the officer involved in the second shooting, which killed Joel Acevedo.
Diaz's family filed a $50 million lawsuit against Anaheim and the Police Department, alleging federal civil-rights violations and wrongful death. Diaz was responding "instinctively" when he fled as Bennallack approached, the suit said. The suit says Bennallack shot toward Diaz's legs, making him fall, and then he or another officer fired a second gunshot into the back of Diaz's head. The officer with Bennallack that day has not been identified.