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The San Francisco Public Defender's Office released video footage of the Oct. 12 chase, giving a better idea of what led up to Edwin Adams' death.
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The San Francisco Public Defender's Office released video footage of the Oct. 12 chase, giving a better idea of what led up to 56-year-old Edwin Adams' death.
In the video you can see Adams riding an electric scooter near Mission and 8th streets, with an unmarked police car in pursuit and a marked patrol car shortly behind it.
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A slow-motion version of the video shows an officer on foot and you see it looks like he is trying to tackle Adams as the scooter moves toward him.
Adams goes down. His head struck a pole and he later died at the hospital.
The public defender's office filed a complaint accusing those officers of excessive force and lying about how pursuit played out.
The union that represents the officers issued a statement calling The public defenders' allegations misleading and misplaced.
They say the officers acted properly.
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The union also said Adam's actions put himself, the officers and community at serious risk.
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