Did Police Receive Directive to Shoot Cruz Castillo on Sight?

We also heard from Cruz Castillo’s brother, who spoke with us off camera. He told us that Castillo paid him a visit at home in the early part of Monday morning. He says that at the time they were unaware that he was wanted by police for questioning in connection with Shane Baizar’s murder. So, did police receive a directive to terminate Castillo on sight?

 

Voice of: Brother of Cruz Castillo

“I get fih understand when I watch the post deh she my family member shoot after the police dah back deh weh part deh end up the shoot ah. Alright, deh dah police weh got training and thing. Unu come shoot somebody fih get deh. Unu could shoot deh eena deh foot and mek justice tek ih course fih she mek the man guh dah jail or mek ih live ih life. I can’t say my breda dah somebody weh deh wah angel. Buh when yo really watch pan it, come on mein deh shot weh deh shot up the man, ih even look like ih brains mih the down deh. Dah come you come fih done this man life.”

 

Paul Lopez

“Do you believe that it was a case where an order was given to shoot on sight because of the reputation that your relative had?”

 

Voice of: Brother of Cruz Castillo

“Yo done know, I wah be honest with yo, Chester dah nuh nobody nice to play with when it comes to this and that. Everybody hear a lot of thing, when you hear this case and that. But to be real honest with yo, dah execute deh execute the man right deh. That dah execution right deh.”

 

Reporter

“Is it sort of an implicit directive to shoot on sight, highly dangerous person, and don’t shoot to injure, shoot to kill.”

 

Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police

“Again like you rightly said, the individual has a violent history and one that don’t have any regard to law and order. The police officers knowing him are not going to wait for him to shoot at them. The fact that he took out a weapon and was about to shoot was sufficient for the officers who acted in self-defense. So we will still put the file together and send it to the DPP and she will make the determination as to whether the police officer’s action is justified.”