From [HERE] amd [MORE] It has been a little more than a year since 20-year-old Black man, D'Andre Berghardt was fatally shot by two white federal rangers in a confrontation as he walked along State Route 159 near the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area .

Investigators revealed new information on Monday at a Las Vegas "Fact Finding review hearing" about the events leading up to an officer-involved shooting. Fact-finding reviews are held when a police-involved shooting results in a death and after the Clark County district attorney's office decides officers will not face criminal charges. An ombudsman represented the public and the family of the victim. The district attorney's staff presented evidence and witnesses, but only for "information." 

New footage shown at the hearing and released to the media for the first time shows four different angles of the incident, including dash cam video.

Of course, the white district attorney, Steve Wolfson (racist suspect in photo) did not file any charges against any of the white cops. A wrongful death suit has been filed by Berghardt's mother, Tracy Meadows. The complaint claims that BLM rangers violated her son's constitutional rights. Her lawyer is Jacob Hafter.

Berghardt was reported to be disoriented and tried to stop a few bicyclists to ask for help. Multiple 911 calls were made to seek help for him, according to documents. Cops insisisted that they were investigating an assault claim. Bicyclists and joggers told reporters that Berghardt had been seen walking on the paved shoulder of the highway with a rolling suitcase, a backpack and a bedroll. [MORE]

The BLM rangers then approached Berghardt and eventually a confrontation ensued. The lawsuit states that the NHP officer did not see a justification for lethal force, but the rangers attacked the victim. The lawsuit says Berghardt was not trying to get a police rifle, but trying to escape the attack by the rangers.

Dash cam video, showing the final moments of Berghardt's life, was at the center of the hearing. Berghardt's mother watched the video for the first time as she sat in the audience.

Investigators said things turned violent when the BLM officers tried to question Berghardt, and he was uncooperative. According to hearing testimony, two BLM officers claim they tasered him four times after he refused to listen to commands. At one point they say he pulled a screwdriver out of his pocket, leading to the first taser being used. Cellphone video then shows a struggle, and the BLM ranger then delivered two rounds of charges from the taser, before Berghardt turned away and reportedly tried to get into several (police?) vehicles stopped on the road.

That's when an NHP trooper arrived on the scene with his dash cam rolling. That trooper used his taser to deliver two more electric charges, while one of the BLM officers hit Berghardt over the head five times with his baton. Police claim that he acted with superhuman strength but the toxicology report further revealed the only drug in Berghard's system was marijuana. [MORE]

At that point, investigators said Berghardt got into the NHP vehicle. The camera in the patrol vehicle shows what investigators say is Berghardt's hand on the barrel of the AR-15, followed seconds later by gunfire. Eight or nine shots can be heard.  Apparently, however, no cops actually saw him touch a gun. Berghardt Jr. was unarmed. The cops said they thought he was going to start the vehicle up and then run them over or get the rifle and shoot at them. 

The family's attorney, Jacob Hafter, called into question whether the use of force was justified, saying the officer's claims were false.

Detective Matthew Gillis of LVMPD relayed the officer's statement to the audience, saying, "He's thinking Berghardt is about to get control of the vehicle, he's about to get control of the firearm." 

Hafter said of that statement, "His [the officer's] own witness statement, that's part of the record, says he never saw Mr. Berghardt reach for the gun, he never saw the AR-15." Instead, Hafter says the two men who shot Berghardt had an intent to kill. "The BLM agents were overzealous, underexperienced, and they just wanted to get their pound of flesh in at the time," Hafter said.

Hafter also said he was outraged by the video and the entire hearing, saying the investigation should not be handled by Clark County because federal officers fired the shots.

District Attorney Steve Wolfson said his office has a right to conduct the hearing, because the NHP trooper was involved and said ultimately the public is better informed because of it.

The family's attorney pointed out that during the hearing, investigators said they never tested the screwdriver for Berghardt's fingerprints. He also said he is considering further action against the BLM, in addition to the lawsuit he filed on behalf of Berghardt's mother in December.