Utica Police Vow Transparency During Investigation

The Utica community is still searching for answers after 13-year-old Nyah Mway was shot and killed by a Utica police officer during an investigation on June 28. Protesters are demanding answers from police, saying the use of deadly force was not justified.

Due to ongoing investigations, the Utica Police Department says it cannot say much about what can be seen in newly released body camera footage of the incident.

Less than 24 hours after Mway’s fatal shooting, Utica police have released several files of body camera footage to the public.

“We felt we needed to release all of the footage we had, so the public could get a full picture of what happened. The decision on what they see is up to them. We’re not trying to to drive a We’re not trying to tell them what they can see with their own eyes We just want the Utica Police to not try to hide anything in this investigation We want the trust of. the community what matters is procedural justice,” said Utica Police Lt. Michael Curley.

With investigations ongoing, police said they could not comment on the footage on what was permitted, what was political and procedural or legal.

The grief, anger and mistrust felt in the community is also not expected to go away simply because these images have been released, but police say they are doing everything they can to win the community trust.

“We can only hope that through our transparency and publishing all information, people will understand what happened in the incident. They can make their own decisions based on that, but please know that we are doing our best to conduct a full and thorough investigation to give everyone all the information at the end of that investigation,” Curley said.