Miami police shoot caretaker of autistic man playing with toy truck in the street

Authorities say a Florida police officer shot and wounded the caretaker of a man with autism, following reports of a man threatening to shoot himself.

The Miami Herald citesNorth Miami Assistant Police Chief Neal Cuevas as saying officers responded to the sceneMonday, where theybegan giving orders to 47-year-old Charles Kinsey and his 23-year-old patient to lie on the ground.

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Cellphone video shows Charles Kinsey lying on his back with his hands in the air moments before being shot by police

Kinsey lies down and tries to get his patient to comply. Cuevas says an officer then fired three times, striking Kinsey in the leg. No weapon was found.

Kinsey's attorney, Hilton Napoleon, provided a videoto the Herald on Wednesday taken moments before the shooting. It was not immediately clear who shottheprovided video, which appears to include two separate clips.

It shows Kinsey lying in the middle of the street with his hands up, asking the officers not to shoot him, while the autistic man sits next to him, holding what appears to be atoy truck,yelling at him to "shut up."

Kinsey is black. Police haven't released the name or race of the officer who shot him.

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