Newly released Bodycam footage shows the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old boy by a Los Angeles police officer after he was reported for graffitiing walls.

Jesse Romero was killed by LAPD officer Eden Medina on August 9, 2016.

Prosecutors declined to file charges against Medina and an LAPD investigation found that he had used 'reasonable force' to defend himself because Romero was armed.

But now the teen's family said the bodycam footage proves Medina used excessive force and that Romero's gun was on the ground behind a fence when he was shot.

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Newly released Bodycam footage shows the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old Jesse Romero (pictured) by a Los Angeles police officer in August 2016

Romero and two others were graffiiting behind an apartment building when they were approached by police.

The footage shows the moment Romero fled the scene and officers, including Medina, pursued him on foot. One of the officers is heard yelling 'stop running'.

A gunshot then sounds in the background of the footage as Medina rounds the corner of a building, his gun drawn.

Police claimed the gunshot came from Romero's gun, and that he fired at pursuing officers while he was running away.

But two witnesses said they saw Romero throw the gun over the fence as he ran away and that it went off after hitting the ground.

The footage shows the moment Romero fled the scene and officers, including Medina (pictured right), pursued him on foot. One of the officers can be heard yelling 'stop running'

A gunshot can be heard in the background of the footage as Medina rounds the corner of a building, his gun drawn. His camera is pointed away when he fatally shoots Romero

The bodycam footage shows Medina rounding the corner after the gun sounds. But his camera is pointed away when he fatally shoots Romero.

Romero's unconscious body can then be seen on the ground as officers order him to 'get down'. His revolver is seen several feet away.

The bodycam footage shows police flipping his body over and handcuffing him, according to KTLA. They are not seen checking his pulse or administering aid.

It took two years for the family, who is suing the city over the shooting, to retrieve the footage.

But the family believes the footage will prove that the teen did not pose a threat to the officers and that Medina used excessive force.

Medina is seen here with the gun drawn. His camera was pointed away when he fatally shot Romero, but the teen's gun can be seen behind the fence

Two witnesses said they saw Romero throw the gun over the fence as he ran away and that it went off after hitting the ground

Humberto Guizar, the family's attorney, said the proof is in the teen's gun - and the fact that it was found on the opposite side of the fence from Romero's body.

It took two years for the family, who is suing the city over the shooting, to retrieve the footage of Romero's death

'The kid did have a gun, that is true,' Guizar said during a press conference on Tuesday. 'But he didn't deserve to die. He discarded the gun.'

'What happened is he threw it over the fence.'

'When it landed on the ground, that's when it fired. Because it hit something, and it caused it to fire.'

Two experts, including a retired agent with the Drug Enforcement Agency, found that Romero's antique revolver likely fired after hitting the ground, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Guizar also pointed to the moment in the footage when Medina turned the corner toward Romero after hearing the gunfire.

'He saw the kid did not have a gun and was firing at him,' he said. 'Otherwise, why would he walk in the line of fire?'

It was also later revealed that 12 days before fatally shooting Romero, Medina fatally show another man named Omar Gonzalez in the same area

Following his death, many protested the boy's death and police brutality in the area

It was also revealed that 12 days before fatally shooting Romero, Medina fatally shot another man named Omar Gonzalez in the same area.

The LAPD has responded to the release of the footage, stating that it conducted a 'thorough investigation' of Medina and the shooting.

'The Los Angeles Police Department understands that any time that an officer uses deadly force that ends in a fatality it is a painful tragedy for the family and friends of the suspect, the community and the officers involved, ' the statement read.

'This is why the LAPD, its oversight bodies, and the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office scrutinizes these incidents as closely as possible to ensure that the use of deadly force was appropriate to defend the life of the officer or members of the public.'