
Saturday's fatal police involved shooting that sparked violent protests in Chicago was captured on police body camera which shows the man who was killed was armed with a handgun.

Harith Augustus, 37, was identified as the man who was shot by police by the Medical Examiner's office, according to the Chicago Tribune.

The video, released Sunday by the Chicago Police Department — much earlier than expected — shows Augustus clearly had a gun holstered, as well as an additional magazine.

The video, which lacks sound, shows four officers approaching Augustus on Saturday outside a store on the city’s South Side. An officer points to Augustus’ waist and he backs away. Three officers try to grab his arms and he tries to get away, backing into a police cruiser as his shirt flies up, showing the gun.

The footage pauses and zooms in on the weapon, which police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi on Sunday said was done to ensure a semi-automatic handgun in its holster and two bullet magazines tucked into Augustus’ waist could be seen clearly.

Augustus then runs away and into the street as a police SUV drives up. He spins and darts between the SUV and the police cruiser as he reaches toward his waist.

The father to a five-year-old, Augustus, also known as Snoop the Barber, worked in a barbershop nearby where he was shot Saturday.

In the video, which was released much earlier than anticipated by the Chicago Police Department, Harith Augustus had a gun holstered as well as an additional magazine round on the other side of his waist

Augustus appears to be reaching for his holstered weapon when he is shot by a yet unidentified Chicago police officer

The police say they stopped Augustus when they noticed the bulge in his waistband that appeared to be a gun. The stop escalated quickly, before he was shot dead by an officer

Harith Augustus, 37, was shot dead during a confrontation with police Saturday- they say they believed he was pulling a gun on them

'In the interest of transparency & to dispel inaccurate information, Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson has ordered the early release of body-worn camera video in yesterday's officer-Involved shooting,' Guglielmi said in a statement on Twitter.

Johnson said it’s the quickest he has ever ordered such video released and that he hoped the 30-second video would dispel rumors that Augustus was unarmed and prevent another violent confrontation between residents and officers.

'The community needs some answers and they need them now,' Johnson told reporters Sunday. 'We can’t have another night like last night.'

He said Augustus’ family was in favor of releasing the video for the same reason.

Sunday's protest and march, which occurred after the video’s release, was calmer, with some demonstrators holding a moment of silence for Augustus, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.

The Sunday protests stood in marked contrast to those which occurred Saturday, when Augustus' death set off several hours of unrest in the South Side neighborhood, as angry protesters and police clashed violently.

By Saturday evening, tensions escalated between angry residents and baton-wielding officers.

Four protesters were arrested and some police officers suffered minor injuries from thrown rock and bottles, some of which were filled with urine. Two squad cars were also damaged.

Guglielmi said Augustus wasn't a known gang member and had no recent arrest history.

Police found a handgun and two magazines of bullets at the shooting site and sent them for testing, Guglielmi said.

Chicago cops shot a man dead on the city's South Shore neighborhood Saturday evening sparking a violent protest of 150 demonstrators, the clash pictured above

Cellphone footage shows the body of Augustus slumped on the ground just after the shooting

Protesters threw rocks and jumped on squad cars following the shooting Saturday evening. Police say two squad cars were damaged

The shooting happened after officers patrolling on foot tried to question Augustus over a 'bulge around his waistband' that suggested he was armed, patrol chief Fred Waller told reporters.

The man broke free and ran from the officers, who believed 'he appeared to be reaching for a weapon' and shot him, he said.

During the protest that followed the shooting, officers pulled people to the ground and struck them with batons.

The victim's co-worker Antione Howell, 42, said he and the victim worked at a nearby barber shop together.

'He cut my hair and got killed 10 minutes later. I'm hurt... I gotta go on with my life, but I loved that man,' he said to the Chicago Tribune.

After gunshots rang out crowds gathered at the scene where they got into confrontations with police.

The crowds chanted 'No justice, no peace' and 'Murderers' and after hours of tension and became 'combative' with officers.

Several protesters jumped on top of two squad cars as they yelled in protest.

Cops brought out their batons as demonstrators threw rocks and bottles filled with urine at officers and jumped on squad cars

Police reportedly opened fire after they say Augustus 'exhibited characteristics of an armed person' appeared to reach for his gun, sparking the furious protest on Chicago's South Side

A woman tries to calm a man down as he yells at a police officer at the scene of a police involved shooting in Chicago

More officers arrived on to the scene as the protest continued and back up was needed

The incident occurred near 71st Street and Clyde on the South Side, where crowds gathered afterwards

Protests and clashes with police continued for hours after the shooting of Augustus, known in the community as 'Snoop the Barber'

The crowd did not totally disband until around 1am Sunday morning

The protests continued after midnight.

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability, which investigates officer-involved shootings, said it was analyzing the video and asking anyone who may have captured cellphone footage of it to share the footage with the agency.

As is routine, the officer who fired the shots has been placed on desk duty, while the shooting is investigated.

It was at least the third time in the last two weeks that a Chicago police officer shot someone.

Chicago has a troubled history of police shootings. The city erupted in protest in 2015 after the release of a video showing a white police officer shoot a black 17-year-old, Laquan McDonald 16 times a year earlier.

The officer, Jason Van Dyke, was charged with murder. McDonald's death led to the ouster of the police chief and a series of reforms meant to prevent future police abuses and to hold officers accountable.