Topeka Kansas OIS footage from Civil lawsuit

Police responded to a call at about 12:30 a.m. after Lowery’s sister, who was barricaded in a room, told a 911 dispatcher that he had “taken a substance” and was not acting normal, and was “using a knife to try to pick a lock to acquire her car keys,” according to the family’s amended lawsuit.

In one officer’s bodycam video, a voice can be heard telling them to “kick the door down.” A juvenile eventually opens the door and can’t tell police what was happening inside, but the officers then see Lowery emerge.

At that time, the officers said, Lowery was attempting to flee the home through a back door.