NEW ROCHELLE, NY (December 20, 2025) — Full body-worn camera videos from the July 3, 2023, fatal police shooting of Jerrell Garris have been released by the New York Attorney General’s office following multiple Freedom of Information Law requests by Talk of the Sound spanning more than 29 months.
Garris, 37, was shot in the neck by Detective Steven Conn near New Rochelle Farms grocery store in New Rochelle after police responded to a report of petty larceny involving eating fruit without paying. Officers attempted to arrest Garris, leading to a physical struggle in which Garris resisted and grabbed an officer’s holstered gun. Conn fired one shot. Garris was declared brain dead around July 7, 2023, and removed from life support, dying July 10, 2023.
The Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation report, released September 18, 2024, concluded that Conn’s use of deadly force was justified under New York Penal Law §35.30 because Garris had hands on Officer Kari Bird’s gun. No criminal charges were filed. The New Rochelle Police Department’s internal investigation, concluded January 2025, found no policy violations.
Initial body-worn camera footage from officers Bird, Chavarry and Conn was released by the New Rochelle Police Department on July 5, 2023, ending before the shot was fired, out of respect for the family, they said.
Garris’ family called for the release of the full unedited footage including the aftermath.
The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) released an additional 14 to 15 seconds of video from each of the three officer’s body worn cameras.
The complete unedited body-worn camera videos, from activation to de-activation, were never made public — until now. Obtained through a standing FOIL request by Talk of the Sound with the OAG, they were made available on December 12, 2025. There is far more video than previously seen by the family and the public, an additional 17 minutes of video in all.
The newly released full body-worn camera videos reveal a large-scale police response to the scene, with numerous additional officers arriving rapidly in a well-organized manner. In the extended aftermath footage, officers are shown performing frantic CPR on Garris following the shooting.
The three involved officers — Bird, Chavarry and Conn — display visible signs of high adrenaline and disorientation.
The officers’ reactions reflect typical acute stress responses in officer-involved shootings (OIS), including shock, adrenaline effects, and varying ways of coping.
The videos all start beginning at the same point as in the previously released videos but end three to eleven minutes later. All timestamps in our notes (below) refer to the time in our videos of the post-incident period after the shot was fired not the AXON timestamps embedded in the police video.
The extended footage reveals a chaotic but professional response: immediate handcuffing, CPR initiation (~3 minutes in), evidence securing, and medical aid (knife request, gurney, ambulance). Supervisors rapidly prioritize scene control, officer welfare, and limiting statements (shushing, escorting officers away) — standard to protect the investigation and prevent rash comments while officers are in acute stress. Bystanders react with distress (crying/shouting). All three officers exhibit clear signs of shock and adrenaline (agitation in Bird/Conn, delayed in Chavarry), with efforts to aid Garris and no signs of callousness.
The longer videos show more human vulnerability and emotional impact than the heavily truncated public releases, providing critical context to the officers’ states of mind immediately after a life-threatening encounter that ended tragically. We believe publishing the full videos may help readers better understand the acute stress dynamics missing from the shorter clips made public in 2023.
UPDATE: Statement of Raymond Fowler, father of Jerrell Garris and Administrator to the Garris Estate
I’ve lived in grief for over 2½ years. Since July 3, 2023, every day has been shaped by the loss of my son, Jerrell Garris.,That grief was made heavier by betrayal.
I want to be clear where clarity is due.
I commend the officers who tried to save my son’s life — especially those who performed CPR. I honor the female officers who saw Jerrell as a human being, not a statistic, and wanted to ride with him in the ambulance. That humanity matters.
What does not pass is the conduct of Detective Steven Conn. The body-worn camera footage tells a different story than the one he tried to sell — “he had a gun,” “he had her gun.” What you hear instead is panic, contradiction, and senior officers telling him to be quiet because his body camera was on.
Ask yourself this: If what you did was truly “by the book,” why the panic? Why the urgency to silence the camera instead of standing on the truth. Panic belongs to someone who knows the truth is slipping — and the camera is catching it.
My son deserved better.
My family deserved honesty.
The public deserves the full truth.
I will keep speaking. I will keep fighting.
Out of love for my son. Out of respect for the truth.
Officer Gabrielle Chavarry
Officer Chavarry’s full video runs 12:44, compared to 1:16 in the initial NRPD release and 1:30 in the 2023 Attorney General release. The full version provides the clearest view of the aftermath, medical response, and her extended presence on scene.
Key Notes from Full Video
- 1:32: Chavarry’s BWC captures the best angle on the immediate aftermath.
- 2:45: Officer arrives saying “cuffs off.”
- 3:18–3:20: Garris turned on back; CPR begins; Chavarry picks up/secures taser from roadway, struggles to holster it.
- 3:40: Conn led away in background.
- 3:55–4:29: Chavarry moves closer to CPR; Chavarry says “handcuffs off”.
- 4:50: LT Fagin asks “is that Jerrel?”
- 6:43–7:40: Chavarry offers to take over CPR, kneels, begins compressions (“come on come on”).
- 8:20: Other officer repeats “stay with me” and “look up.”
- 9:22: Garris lifted onto gurney.
- 9:44–10:02: Chavarry says “I need to go in the ambulance with him”; asked “Are you ok?”; gets in ambulance.
- 10:25–10:33: Chavarry told to step out and stay on scene; escorted away toward North Avenue after being asked if involved.
- 10:59–11:16: “I’m OK but it happened really fast”; “I didn’t get hit or anything”; told she needs to be checked due to elevated heart rate (“you got a lot going on”).
- 12:26: Henderson Clarke (off camera) asks Chavarry if she is OK.
- 12:44: Chavarry asks if she should turn camera off as car door opens; BWC deactivated.
Analysis of Reaction/State of Mind
Chavarry initially appears the most composed and task-focused: securing evidence (taser), aiding medical response, offering CPR, expressing concern for Garris, wanting to ride in ambulance. This channels stress into action, a common adaptive response. Emotional processing emerges later (~11 minutes in): acknowledging speed of events and physiological stress. Overall, this reflects professionalism under pressure with delayed shock — one of the healthier expected reactions, with no unusual detachment or over-agitation.
Officer Kari Bird
Officer Bird’s full video runs 4:08, compared to 1:12 in the initial NRPD release and 1:27 in the 2023 Attorney General release. The full version captures extended aftermath including attempts to explain, supervisor intervention, and removal from scene.
Key Notes from Full Video
- 1:30: Bird says “put your shit away” and “put him in handcuffs” to Chavarry amid confusion over the gun. When Conn says “he’s got Officer Bird’s gun,” she immediately replies “Dude, I have my gun. I have my gun.”
- Officers handcuff Garris while CPR begins.
- Bird repeatedly tries to explain what happened to the arriving officers, attempting several times.
- A supervisor in a tactical vest (Detective Jose Diaz) approaches, tells her not to say anything and to calm down. Bird is escorted away from the scene, placed in an unmarked police vehicle, and deactivates her BWC.
Analysis of Reaction/State of Mind
Bird appears the most visibly shaken and traumatized of the three, consistent with being the officer directly involved in the ground struggle and gun-grab attempt. Her repeated urgent attempts to explain suggest acute anxiety, a need to process the event verbally, fear of being misunderstood, or concern over potential liability. The supervisor’s intervention (standard protocol to prevent statements while in an elevated state) quiets her, after which she is removed quickly. This reflects classic post-OIS shock and agitation in the directly threatened officer — nothing exceptional or concerning beyond expected human stress.
Detective Steven Conn
Detective Conn’s full video runs 3:24, compared to 0:13 in the initial NRPD release and 0:27 in the 2023 Attorney General release. The full version captures radio report of “shots fired”, confusion, distress, supervisor intervention, and removal.
Key Notes from Full Video
- 0:31: Audio activates; has already radioed “shots fired.”
- Confusion over gun: repeatedly insists “he had her gun” even after Bird confirms she has hers.
- Officers handcuff Garris; “The camera’s are on.”
- Captain Melvin Molina arrives.
- Conn repeatedly tells Molina “he had her gun.
- Conn approaches bystanders crying/shouting “no, no”; tells them to move back.
- 2:20: Conn tries to step in for CPR but rebuffed; says “Fuck” and guttural “ahhhhnngh.”
- A supervisor in tactical vest (Detective Jose Diaz) approaches, shushes him (“finger to lips”), says “Steve, don’t get on the radio,” “Steve, look at me, calm down.”
- Conn says “get me out of here”; escorted at slow run toward North Avenue.
- Conn says he will turn off camera; supervisor says “don’t worry about it…don’t talk to anybody” and “I’m going to call Andy Renner.”
- Conn deactivates BWC.
Analysis of Reaction/State of Mind
Conn shows the most overt emotional distress: immediate professional reporting, but then fixation on justifying the force (“he had her gun”), cursing, guttural sound of horror/frustration, attempt to help with CPR, and request to leave. This is very common for the shooter in a justified but fatal OIS — adrenaline crash combined with regret over outcome and fear of scrutiny. Supervisor intervention is standard protective protocol.
Warning: This video contains imagery that viewers may find disturbing.
Officer Gabrielle Chavarry Full BWC
Officer Kari Bird Full BWC
Detective Steven Conn Full BWC
Full Body Worn Camera Video (NRPD) in Triple Box: Chavarry with Bird & Conn overlay
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