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>> ah -- officer -- >> okay, okay. okay. oh, lord jesus. oh, lord -- >> greene's family says police told them that he died in a car crash after a high-speed chase. but the new videos tell a different story. troopers can be seen tasing greene and beating him as they drag him out of his car. the case is now the subject of a federal civil rights investigation. joining me now is ronald greene's mother, mona hardin, and lee merritt, an attorney representing greene's family. thank you both for coming on. i know this is such an emotional time for you. >> thank you for having us. >> thank you. >> it h...

Prince harry reveals more about his struggles after the death of his mother and who he blames for that. that's coming up later on this hour. but we do want to begin with newly released video in the fatal arrest of a black man two years after his death. the louisiana state police have finally released body cam footage in the brutally violent 2019 arrest of ronald greene after the associated press published leaked clips showing white officers beating and tasing greene repeatedly while he was handcuffed and face down on the ground. we want to show you some of this footage, but i do want to warn...

Greene, who is heard saying, i'm scared, i'm scared. and yes, ronald greene was a black man. the twist? it happened two years ago. none of this detail appears in the initial report by the louisiana state police. instead, the investigation office's initial complaint into greene's death says he died on the way to the hospital. and now, we learned that, according to greene's family, police told greene's mother that he died immediately after his car hit a tree, while officers were in pursuit. well, guess what? now, this fatal encounter has reached the public. and now, we are getting the truth. it ...

Okay, okay, sir. >> reporter: troopers initially said that greene died of injuries sustained in a car crash, but the mounting video evidence from the body camera shows them aggressively beating and tasing greene. >> i'm sorry! >> reporter: police are discouraged from leaving handcuffed suspects in a prone position, especially if they aren't resisting, because it can greatly hinder their breathing. thas point was made repeatedly during the recent trial of the former minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering george floyd. abc news also obtaining an autopsy report revealing that greene ha...