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His gun is trained on sterling's head. >> i'll shoot you in your [ bleep ] head, you hear me? don't you [ bleep ] -- >> all right, hold up, you're hurting my arm. >> reporter: sterling then was pinned to the ground and tased twice. >> get on the ground! get on the ground! pop him again, howie. >> reporter: before being fatally shot. [ gunshots ] previously released cell phone videos recorded by bystanders show at this point in the encounter salamoni believed sterling was armed. a gun was recovered from sterling's body. but the federal and state investigations determined that the officer's acti...

Gun from the front pocket. and then he jokingly makes a shooting motion towards the man. that night police were initially called to the convenience store responding to a 911 call from a witness who saw a man with a gun. watch closely as things escalate quickly. from salsalamoni's perspective,u can see a brief struggle and then his gun is trained on sterling's head. >> [ bleep ] shoot you in the head. [ bleep ]. >> reporter: he was pinned to the ground and tased twice. >> get on the ground! >> reporter: before being fatally shot. previously released cellphone videos recorded by bystanders show ...

Get on the ground. >> pop him again, howie. >> before being fatally shot. previously released cell phone videos recorded bye-bye standers show it this point in the encounter salamoni believes he was armed. a gun was recovered from sterling's body. but the federal and state investigations determined the officer's actions were reasonable and come prove that sterling wasn't reaching for a gun. i just spoke with blaine salamoni's attorney who says they are appealing the police chief's decision to fire him. though, even if he is reinstated by this board, he knows he will never again be a baton roug...

Jokingly making a shooting motion towards the man. that night, police were initially called to the sss convenience store responding to a 911 call from a witness who saw a man with a gun. watch closely as things escalate quickly. from salamoni's perspective, you can see a brief struggle. then his gun is trained on sterling's head. >> don't you [ bleep ] -- shoot you in the [ bleep ] head, you hear me? >> all right, hold up, you're hurting mile arm. >> reporter: sterling was pinned to the ground and tazed twice. >> get on the ground. get on the ground. pop him again, howie. >> reporter: before b...