--- description: Attorneys say the video shows Hall running away from police title: Video Shows Cop Fatally Shooting Schizophrenic Man, Family Says image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2ad55fecc9526295/6987ea6355a85933b5a897ea/lavall-hall-mother.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Video Shows Cop Fatally Shooting Schizophrenic Man, Family Says by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 9, 2015 7:30 PM CUT  Catherine Daniels, the mother of Lavall Hall, 25, who was shot and killed by Miami Gardens police on Feb. 15, 2015, Catherine Daniels, the mother of Lavall Hall, 25, who was shot and killed by Miami Gardens police on Feb. 15, 2015,Joe Raedle—Getty Images by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 9, 2015 7:30 PM CUT The family of a 25-year-old mentally ill man who was shot dead by police in Miami Gardens, Fla. earlier this year [released a 19-minute video ](http://abcnews.go.com/US/miami-gardens-police-shooting-video-released-victims-lawyers/story?id=30158159 "undefined")on Wednesday showing the fatal shooting. Lavall Hall’s mother called police on Feb. 15 for help with her son, who [she said has been diagnosed with schizophrenia](http://fusion.net/story/55936/mother-calls-police-to-help-schizophrenic-son-get-to-hospital-police-shoot-him/ "undefined"), and when police arrived they found Hall outside the home in only his underwear, carrying a broomstick, attorneys for the family said at a press conference on Wednesday. Hall’s mother had hoped police would take her son to a hospital. The family’s attorneys say police officers then approached Hall with excessive force. In the dash-cam video, posted below, police can be heard telling Hall to “get the f— on the ground or you’re dead.” One officer then backs into the frame, firing five shots at Hall. Police say Hall attacked them with deadly force, which is why they shot him. The family has filed a lawsuit against the police department and local authorities are investigating. The Florida State Attorney’s office told ABC News they feared the video would hurt the ongoing investigation into the shooting, but they could not stop the family from releasing the footage. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3815673/video-shows-cop-fatally-shooting-schizophrenic-man-family-says/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3815673/video-shows-cop-fatally-shooting-schizophrenic-man-family-says/"},"headline":"Video Shows Cop Fatally Shooting Schizophrenic Man, Family Says","datePublished":"2015-04-09T19:30:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T06:17:03.184Z","description":"Police can be heard telling Lavall Hall, 25, to “get the f--- on the ground or you’re dead\"","url":"https://time.com/3815673/video-shows-cop-fatally-shooting-schizophrenic-man-family-says/","keywords":["Crime","police","justice","shootings"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2ad55fecc9526295/6987ea6355a85933b5a897ea/lavall-hall-mother.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maya Rhodan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2ad55fecc9526295/6987ea6355a85933b5a897ea/lavall-hall-mother.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Catherine Daniels, the mother of Lavall Hall, 25, who was shot and killed by Miami Gardens police on Feb. 15, 2015,","caption":"Catherine Daniels, the mother of Lavall Hall, 25, who was shot and killed by Miami Gardens police on Feb. 15, 2015,","creditText":"Joe Raedle—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3815673/video-shows-cop-fatally-shooting-schizophrenic-man-family-says/","name":"Video Shows Cop Fatally Shooting Schizophrenic Man, Family Says"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Miami Gardens Shooting Dash-Cam Footage","description":"Miami Gardens Shooting Dash-Cam Footage","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/D4EHHff7/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-04-09T19:03:59.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/D4EHHff7.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3815673/video-shows-cop-fatally-shooting-schizophrenic-man-family-says/","duration":"PT1M29S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3815673/video-shows-cop-fatally-shooting-schizophrenic-man-family-says/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```