Body camera footage released from officer-involved shooting in Fort Myers

The Fort Myers Police Department has released video of an officer-involved shooting that resulted in the death of Christopher Jordan and further concerns the NAACP.

Thirty-eight days after Jordan was killed in an officer-involved shooting, Fort Myers Police Chief Jason Fields is speaking out.

“The officers on scene were operating under the impression, based on multiple factors, that they were dealing with an armed and dangerous individual. The officer involved in the shooting reportedly observed a gun prior to firing his weapon,” said Fields.

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A video posted to Fort Myers Police’s Facebook page also included the 911 call from Jordan’s sister and body camera video of her telling officers Jordan was threatening her with a gun.

But it didn’t show a gun or the moment Jordan was killed. Jordan’s family and the NAACP say that without the evidence, it proves nothing.

“Where the gun at? Still ain’t seen no gun,” said Angelo Ruth, Jordan’s brother.

The family said Jordan’s sister recanted her story after the incident and that it was wrong.

The NAACP also said the police department was aware of problems she and her brother had had in the past and that he had never been violent.

If Jordan was white, the NAACP feels that the officer on the scene may have waited longer before pulling the trigger.

“We’ve seen FMPD stay all day, all night to deescalate a situation. You only took 45 minutes,” said James Muwakkil, president of the Lee County NAACP. “The context of this is, he’s just an [expletive] living in an [expletive] community.”

The NAACP sent a letter to the state attorney’s office as they continue pushing for criminal charges against the officer who fired the shot and ended Jordan’s life.