Video shows Chesterfield police shoot, kill Charles Byers [Video]

Video footage of the deadly shooting of Charles Byers by Chesterfield County police has been made public through a court filing by the attorney for Byers’ family after Chesterfield authorities declined to release it.

Byers on July 8 was shot and killed by Chesterfield officers as he was experiencing a mental health crisis and carrying a hatchet in a residential area. At the time of his death, he was under a temporary detention order for mental health treatment. 

Chesterfield prosecutors in April closed their investigation into the incident, saying the shooting was “justified based on the totality of the circumstances” and that no charges would be filedagainst the officers involved. Chesterfield police then sought and were granted a protective order …