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Eddie Jose Irizarry
Gender : Male
Age : 27
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 08/14/2023
Location : 1000 block of E Willard St
City : Philadelphia
County : Philadelphia
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Philadelphia PD
Officer(s) :Mark Dial
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after car chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
***UPDATE 10/25/2023
***September 8, 2023, a judge threw out the charges against shooter officer Mark Dial. Link below.
*** October 25, 2023: A judge reinstated all charges against Officer Mark Dial who will return to jail. Link is first link below.
Philadelphia PD tried to stop an erratic driver and took up chase. The car fled down a wrong way street and then the driver exited, allegedly holding a knife and according to police, lunged at them with knives. They shot him six times and killed him.
On 08/16/2023, Philadelphia PD chief Danielle Outlaw held a press conference, admitting that there had been “discrepancies” in the initial narrative and explained that officers chased Irizzary, he stopped, stayed in the car seated without issues while 2 officers shot up the car, hitting him numerous times. He had not been armed with any weapons but Outlaw still maintains that there were “2 knives” somewhere in the car but not being used. According to the family’s attorney, there was a pocket knife in the car. Mr. Irizzary was apparently executed in his car during a traffic stop without serious provocation on his part. The officer was booked on 09/08/2023 and is charged with homicide.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://6abc.com/mark-dial-eddie-irizarry-philadelphia-police-shooting/13969407/
https://6abc.com/officer-involved-shooting-person-shot-philadelphia-police-shoots-suspect/13647894/
https://6abc.com/philadelphia-officer-who-shot-eddie-irizarry-charged-with-murder-da/13754302/
