Family questions police after video shows moments before man fatally shot by Hollywood officers

Five months after police in Broward County said they were forced to fire on a man who was armed during a confrontation, the man’s family says new video tells a different story.

Donald Taylor, 32, was fatally shot by Hollywood Police in Miramar on Aug. 3, near Southwest 19th Street and 61st Avenue.

Detectives said they were trying to make contact with Taylor, who they accused of being involved in a string of violent crimes in Miramar and Hollywood, including a shooting and armed robbery.

When they spotted Taylor, he was armed and refused to listen to officers’ commands, before the officers opened fire, officials said…

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