'I don't give a f***, n*****, open the door': Police 'Tasered black ex-Marine to death' after he accidentally triggered medical alert in his sleep



Kenneth Chamberlain Sr, 68, allegedly shot by stun and beanbag guns

Officers claimed 'self-defence' as he was 'deranged' and 'waving hatchet'



But new evidence claims he was unarmed and racially taunted by police

Grand Jury convened over 'alleged inconsistencies' over police reports

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Tasered: Kenneth Chamberlain, pictured in his days as a Marine, was allegedly unarmed when he was shot by police

A chronically ill African-American heart patient died after police officers - called to deal with a medical emergency - burst into his home and Tasered him twice in the chest, it has been claimed.

Former Marine Kenneth Chamberlain Sr was allegedly shot by stun and beanbag guns at his White Plains, New York City, apartment in the early hours of November 19.

The victim, who had also worked as a correction officer, died in hospital later that day.

At first officers said the shooting was 'justified' as self-defence because the 'deranged' victim had first attacked officers with a hatchet and knife.

But, four months later, a grand jury is now being convened to look into alleged inconsistencies in the record of the involved officers' version of events.

This is because fresh evidence, in the form of a recording from medical alert company LifeAid purporting to reveal everything said inside the apartment, has come to light.

Two videos which capture some of the incident, from a building security camera and also attached to a stun gun used by the police, have also emerged.

Lawyers for Chamberlain's son, Kenneth Jr, say police were called to the sleeping 68-year-old's housing project home in the early hours of the morning.

He had accidentally triggered his LifeAid pendant and then failed to respond to calls.

On arrival he told officers banging on his door they were not needed. But they heard banging come from the apartment and thought someone could be in serious danger.

Claims: A chronically ill heart patient died after police officers - called to deal with a medical emergency - burst into his home and Tasered him twice in the chest (file picture)

An hour-long stand-off ensued and he became more agitated as he saw armed police arriving.

On the recording an officer is apparently heard screaming 'I don't give a f*** n*****, open the door', a second yells 'I need to use your bathroom to pee', while others taunted him about his military background.

On one of the videos, police are shown prying part of the door open. A metal object, which could be what police thought was a hatchet, slips through the gap and falls in the hallway.

They remove the hinges to the door and, on entering the flat, see Chamberlain standing in his boxer shorts, with his arms at his side and hands empty.

Family lawyer Mayo Bartlett, a former Westchester assistant district attorney, told the New York Daily News: 'The minute they got in the house, they didn’t even give him one command.

'They never mentioned 'putyour hands up.' They never told him to lay down on the bed. The first thing they did ... you could see the Taser light up ... and you could see it going directly toward him.'

Uproar: The case is similar, some say, to the killing of Trayvon Martin (left) by George Zimmerman (right) which sparked outrage because the latter has never been arrested



Almost 200,000 people have signed an online petition demanding justice in the case.

Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore confirmed a grand jury will begin hearing evidence in the case this month.

The outrage follows the shooting of black teen Trayvon Martin, 17, who was gunned down by neighbourhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, 28, in February.

Zimmerman claims he acted in self-defence after being sucker-punched by the teen in a gated community in Sanford, Florida.

The fact Zimmerman was never arrested has sparked outrage across the country and roiled race relations. Tens of thousands of protesters have marched at rallies across the U.S.