Murder and other charges reinstated against Philadelphia officer who shot Eddie Irizarry
All charges, including murder, have been reinstated against the Philadelphia police officer who fatally shot 27-year-old Eddie Irizarry during a traffic stop in August.
The ruling Wednesday came about a month after a municipal court judge dismissed the seven charges against Officer Mark Dial, including murder, voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault, possessing an instrument of crime with intent, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person and official oppression.
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office refiled the charges, and state Judge Lillian Ransom reinstated them during a hearing Wednesday morning.
Dial was taken into custody and is being held without bail.
Police initially said Irizarry had “lunged at the officers” while outside his vehicle. But they later admitted that was not the case, with then-Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw telling reporters video of the shooting “made it very clear what we initially reported was not actually what happened.”
Dial’s defense last month argued Irizarry had a knife with “a handle similar to a gun handle,” saying it could have looked like a gun to Dial and his partner, Officer Michael Morris.
The prosecution argued charges of first-degree murder were appropriate because Dial approached the vehicle “with gun already drawn for a routine traffic stop.”
http://www.cnn.com/2023/10/25/us/philadelphia-officer-eddie-irizarry-charges-reinstated/index.html
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