Queens Family Disputes NYPD Account of Son's Fatal Shooting

Family's Account of Fatal Shooting

• 💔 The parents of Chz Frey, a 29-year-old man, are heartbroken after he was shot and killed by police.
• 🗣️ They dispute the NYPD's claim that their son charged at officers with a box cutter.
• 👂 The mother states she begged officers not to kill her son and claims one officer said, "No, shoot," while another said, "Shoot him."

Police and Family Disputed Details

• 📞 Police received a call about a fight between father and son, but the father claims he only requested someone to talk to his son due to erratic behavior, stating no weapons were involved and no one was in danger.
• 🔪 The parents state their son had a box cutter because he had smoked weed, and the father had hugged his son while the box cutter was in his hand.
• 🚨 Police accounts state Frey was armed with a box cutter, did not comply with demands to drop it, and charged at officers, leading to one officer discharging a taser and another firing their firearm.

Calls for Accountability and Investigation

• 📹 The family is demanding the release of police body camera footage.
• ⚖️ They are also calling for the officers involved to be fired.
• 🔍 The New York Attorney General's office of special investigation has confirmed it is conducting a preliminary assessment of the incident in Rockaway, Queens.