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Lawyers for a Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed a driver will press to have murder and other charges dismissed when the jailed officer appears in court Tuesday. Officer Mark Dial is also charged with manslaughter, official oppression and other counts in connection with the Aug. 14 death of 27-year-old Eddie Irizarry. Defense lawyers call the shooting justified and say Dial thought the driver had a gun. Police bodycam footage shows Irizarry holding a knife by his leg. The footage also shows Dial firing his weapon through the driver’s side window about seven seconds after gettin...

A municipal judge ruled that prosecutors had not presented enough evidence. Body camera footage showed the officer shooting Eddie Irizarry at near point-blank range.

On Aug. 14, Officer Mark Dial fatally shot a 27-year-old driver during a traffic stop in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Lawyers of the officer are seeking to get his murder charge dropped.

(Reuters) - A Philadelphia judge on Tuesday dismissed all charges against former police officer Mark Dial for fatally shooting a man as he sat in his ...

A Philadelphia municipal court judge on Tuesday dismissed all charges, including murder, against the Philadelphia police officer who fatally shot 27-year-old Eddie Irizarry during a traffic stop last month.