BPD releases video of Wednesday’s officer-involved shooting

Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) – Buffalo police provided another update on Thursday into the fatal officer-involved shooting early Wednesday morning after, what appeared to be, a routine traffic stop on Kensington Avenue.

As part of the press briefing, the Buffalo Police Department released the body cam footage, which had been shown to the family of the driver, identified as 25-year-old Daevon Roberts of Buffalo, as well as the family of the 6-year-old boy also in the car at the time of the incident.

“Obviously, it’s a very sad situation all the way around. This family has been through a lot over the last several years, and I certainly expressed my acknowledgement of that fact, that this family has been through a lot. And I express my condolences to the family,” said Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia on Thursday.

In reviewing the video further from both police officers that conducted the traffic stop, as well as …