Video suggests Willie McCoy was not awake when police shot him, family says

Footage of California rapper’s death at a Taco Bell contradicts police narrative, say relatives who have seen it

Willie McCoy, the 20-year-old rapper killed by Vallejo police, did not appear to be awake when officers began shooting him inside his car, according to family members who viewed police footage of the killing on Wednesday.

McCoy, whose death at a Taco Bell drive-through sparked national outrage, seemed to move his hand in his sleep to scratch his shoulder before the six officers opened fire and killed him with a barrage of bullets, his family told the Guardian shortly after watching the video.

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