Police release disturbing video of an officer firing into windshield of 'stolen' car 15 times and killing young black father-of-five inside

The Little Rock Police Department released footage on Thursday from a deadly officer-involved shooting which shows the officer on the hood of a car firing at least 15 times into the windshield.
Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott said the department, along with an outside marketing group, compiled dashcam footage, video from nearby businesses' security cameras and radio traffic from the February 22 incident. 
Scott said none of the videos are edited, and repeatedly asked the public to remain calm and trust in due process.
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Bradley Blackshire
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Shots fired: Little Rock police officer Charles Starks (left) shot suspect Bradley Blackshire (right) 15 times, killing him last month
Starks confronted Blackshire after the Nissan Altima he was spotted driving on February 22 was flagged as stolen
Starks confronted Blackshire after the Nissan Altima he was spotted driving on February 22 was flagged as stolen
In the nearly 25 minute-long video, various angles show the confrontation between white officer Charles Starks and 30-year-old Bradley Blackshire, who is black.
Police said just after 11am, Starks was responding to a call after a detective confirmed the black Nissan Altima Blackshire was driving was reported stolen.
In the videos, almost immediately after Blackshire's car backs into a space in a parking lot on Kanis Road, a police SUV arrives with lights on and stops nearby. 
Starks then walks to the driver's side window with his gun drawn and instructs Blackshire to get out of the car multiple times. 
Blackshire refuses and asks, 'What did I do?' and 'What are you going to shoot me for?' Blackshire then begins to drive away slowly.
Videos released by the police show Starks being knocked by Blackshire's car after the man refuses to get out
Starks is seen shooting
Videos released by the police show Starks being knocked by Blackshire's car after the man refuses to get out
Starks is seen opening fire through the windshield as the vehicle slowly rolls forward
Starks is seen opening fire through the windshield as the vehicle slowly rolls forward 
The officer is seen getting on top of the hood as he continues to fire rounds at the driver
The officer is seen getting on top of the hood as he continues to fire rounds at the driver
He then calls out 'shots fired! shots fired!' as another officer races to the scene with his gun drawn
He then calls out 'shots fired! shots fired!' as another officer races to the scene with his gun drawn 
Blackshire had a woman riding in the passenger seat, whom the officers later placed in handcuffs
Blackshire had a woman riding in the passenger seat, whom the officers later placed in handcuffs 
'Get out of the car, dude!' Starks yells at the driver as the Nissan continues to roll forward.  
Starks is knocked by the car and fires into the windshield four times. Blackshire stops momentarily and Starks maneuvers in front of the vehicle, partially laying down on the hood.
When Blackshire continues to drive, Starks, who is on top of the hood, shoots at least 11 more times into the windshield. He stops shooting and gets off the car after a second officer, Michael Simpson, arrives and crashes into Blackshire's vehicle.
After the car stops, Starks tells a female passenger, Desaray Clarke, to get on the ground. He handcuffs her and she says Blackshire had just picked her up and that he has a gun.
Starks said he hurt his right knee
Another officer is seen with his gun drawn
Police said Starks sustained an unspecified injury to his right leg (pictured kneeling)
Kimberly Blackshire-Lee, right, addresses the death of her son, Bradley Jamal Blackshire, during a news conference in March, as her husband DeAngelo Lee looks on
Kimberly Blackshire-Lee, right, addresses the death of her son, Bradley Jamal Blackshire, during a news conference in March, as her husband DeAngelo Lee looks on
Clarke also tells the cops she had just been released from jail and she is not going to run away.  
The officers then radio for an ambulance. 
In the video, Interim Chief of Police Wayne Bewley, who narrates parts of the footage, says Blackshire died at the scene. 
Police also said Starks sustained an unspecified injury to his right leg. Neither the passenger nor Simpson were hurt.
Bewley said the initial criminal investigation has been completed and the file has been handed to prosecutors to determine if charges will be filed. The administrative investigation is ongoing to determine if the officer's actions were in compliance with department policy.
Scott added that the FBI contacted Little Rock police to conduct a civil rights review on behalf of the federal Department of Justice.
Through an attorney, Blackshire's family said 'the video confirms our assessment that Charles Starks employed an unreasonable and excessive amount of force.' 
Starks has been disciplined 10 times by the police department
Blackshire had a pending trial on drug-trafficking charges at the time of the shooting
Starks (left) has been disciplined 10 times by the police department since his hiring in 2013. Blackshire (right) had a pending trial on drug-trafficking charges at the time of the shooting
They pointed to the slow speed at which the car was moving and the number of times Starks fired.
Kim Blackshire-Lee, Bradley's mother, previously said her son’s fatal shooting could have been prevented. 
Blackshire had a pending trial on drug-trafficking charges at the time of the shooting. He is survived by his five young children. 
Starks was has been placed on leave pending the outcome of the investigation, in accordance with department policy in officer-involved shootings.
Starks was suspended for 25 days in 2016 as a result of two internal investigations, according to disciplinary records. Since joining the Little Rock force in 2013, Starks has been disciplined 10 times by the police department. 
A commanding officer wrote in a 2016 memo that he felt Starks should be fired after he got into a fight inside a movie theater and failed to identify himself as a police officer. 
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