One day after a cop was cleared of murder charges in the shooting death of a 59-year-old unarmed man, shocking video of the fatal incident has been released to the public.

The nearly 3-minute video shows victim David Kassick fall to the snow-covered ground after Hummelston, Pennsylvania Police Officer Lisa Mearkle hit him with a taser and screamed at him to surrender.

While Kassick doesn't appear to be putting up much of a fight, Mearkle continues to send electric shocks through the taser as the older man jerks in pain on the ground.

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Video shows the last minutes of David Kassick, a 59-year-old man who was shot dead in February after fleeing from an officer who tried to pull him over for a routine traffic stop

Officer Lisa Mearkle was cleared of all charges in court on Thursday. Afterwards, the Dauphin DA released the video of the incident to the public

In the video, Kassick can be seen rolling over onto his chest and that's when Mearkle pulls out her gun and fires the fatal shots. She told the court she feared Kassick was reaching for a weapon

At one point, Kassick rolls over onto his chest, so that his hands are covered and it was at this point that the officer delivers the fatal shots.

The jury pronounced Mearkle not guilty on charges of third-degree murder, voluntary manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter on Thursday - believing her defense that she feared Kassick was reaching for a weapon.

After the verdict, Mearkle tearfully said she was sorry the shooting had happened.

'I feel relief right now, but it's going to take a little bit for me to get back to my normal self,' she told reporters. 'This has taken a toll on me that nobody understands.'

Mearkle is pictured above, holding the hand of her husband Jay, as she left court following the decision in her favor on Thursday

Acquitted: Lisa Mearkle, center, arrives at court on Thursday - the day she was acquitted

A jury found Hummelstown police Officer Mearkle not guilty on all charges on the third day of her murder trial

Mearkle said she wanted Kassick's family to know that: 'I truly wish it didn't happen. I want them to know that. I didn't want to shoot anybody.'

Mearkle, 37, testified Wednesday that she believed Kassick was still a threat even after she shocked him repeatedly with a stun gun.

In the video, which was later released to the public after the verdict was handed down, Kassick's hands repeatedly disappeared underneath his body as Mearkle screamed at him to keep them where she could see them and then fired the fatal shots.

Mearkle fatally shot David Kassick, (above) 59, after he fled from a traffic stop in Harrisburg in February

Mearkle's lawyer, Brian Perry, said Kassick's actions needed to be watched carefully, arguing that the conflict had escalated to the point where it was reasonable for Mearkle to conclude that Kassick was reaching for a weapon.

'It's unfortunate, it's tragic, nobody is celebrating death, but we think the jury reached the right verdict,' Perry said.

During the trial, prosecutor Johnny Baer had argued that Mearkle 'took David's life without justification. Took it unnecessarily.'

The encounter began when Mearkle attempted to pull over Kassick after noticing an expired inspection sticker on his sedan.

She pursued him to Kassick's sister's home, where he had been living, and he ran to the backyard.

Mearkle caught up to him in the yard. She said she was convinced he had a gun in his jacket and was reaching for it.

Lisa Mearkle, with husband Jay at far left, and attorney Brian Perry, at right, speaks to the media at the Dauphin County Courthouse after she was acquitted Thursday

She described an intense scene in which dispatchers were talking to her by radio and Kassick's brother was yelling at her to stop shocking him with the stun gun.

The two gunshots were a few seconds apart. Mearkle administered CPR as others arrived.

It's not clear why Kassick fled the traffic stop, but investigators recovered a syringe by his body and prosecutors have said alcohol and unspecified drugs were in his system.

Mearkle has been on unpaid suspension since her arrest. The 15-year police veteran said Thursday she intended to remain an officer in the Harrisburg suburb.