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VIOLENT BEHAVIOR. >> WE HAVE THE BOMBSHELL REPORT YOU WILL SEE ONLY ON 5. >> SINCE THIS HAPPENED, THERE HAS BEEN SPECULATION THAT HE MAY HAVE BEEN ON A DIFFERENT KIND OF DRUG, LIKE PCP. THIS REPORT SHOWS THAT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. THE SHOOTING HAPPENED IN APRIL. POLICE RESPONDING TO REPORTS THAT HE WAS RUNNING THROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD. THEY SAID HE TRIED TO BREAK INTO HER HOUSE, SHOT AT OFFICERS, AND WA TASED. TONIGHT THE FAMILY’S LAWYER SAYS THE FACT THAT HE DID NOT HAVE ANY OTHER DRUGS IN HIS SYSTEM ADDS TO HIS BELIEF THAT THE SHOOTING WAS NOT JUSTIFIED. ISAIAH LEWIS WAS IN DISTRESS, HE NEEDED HELP. BUT RATHER THAN HELPING HIM, THESE OFFICERS KILLED HIM HE SAYS LEWISTON NOT HAVE A HISTORY OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND HE DOES NOT THINK HE WAS A THREAT TO OFFICERS. REPORTER: OF THE OFFICERS COMPLETELY OVERREACTED AND NOW A 17 OH OR IS DEAD -- OLD BOY IS DEAD AND HIS FAMILY HAS TO DEAL WITH THE LOSS. REPORTER: THE FAMILY DECLINING TO COMMENT. REPORTER: TONIGHT, CITING ONGOING LITIGATION. THE DA ALSO HAS. AN INVESTIGATION

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The city of Edmond is putting its support behind two police officers who shot and killed a naked, unarmed teenager back in April. On April 29, officers were looking for the teenager, later identified as 17-year-old Isaiah Lewis, after receiving reports he was running naked through an Edmond neighborhood, police said shortly after the incident. Officers found Lewis near Second Street and Santa Fe Avenue, where they said he hopped several fences and broke into a home.Police followed the 17-year-old into the home, where they were involved in an altercation, officials said. An officer shot Lewis at some point during the confrontation.Lewis was taken to OU Medical Center, where he later died.Lewis' girlfriend told police that he was on some kind of intoxicant and that he had stripped naked. She also reported that he had assaulted her and needed help.Lewis’ family members have since filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city of Edmond.In a new court document released Wednesday, the city responded to the lawsuit, stating Lewis was “justifiably” shot by police after he was "ineffectively" shocked with a Taser. The shooting is still under review by the District Attorney’s Office. In a court document filed Wednesday, the city said the officer's actions were not racially motivated and they did not violate Lewis’ rights.Officials denied that the city or the officers involved are liable in any way for Lewis’ death. The city said the officers’ actions were, “proper and lawful under the circumstances, (they) did not violate any constitutionally-protected rights.”The city said in the document the Lewis family can’t show that, “Individuals of a different race were treated differently by Edmond’s law enforcement officials.” Civil rights attorney Andrew M. Stroth, attorney for Lewis’ family, released a statement Thursday in response, “As expected, the City of Edmond continues to deny responsibility for the tragic and unjustified death of unarmed teenager Isaiah Lewis. The family is committed to seeking justice and will continue to advance the civil litigation based on the objective evidence. At the appropriate time, the family will also meet with District Attorney David Prater.”