New Video Released Of Korryn Gaines' Standoff With Police

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- A new report first released by our media partner, The Baltimore Sun, shows footage from Korryn Gaines' phone, as well as recordings from police communications, between officers and with Gaines, during their six-hour standoff.

Gaines died after being shot by an officer, after police say she barricaded herself in her Randallstown home and threatened police, pointing a shotgun at officers, in August 2016. Gaines' 5-year-old son Kodi was close by, and was also wounded by police gunfire.

"The devil at my door, and he's refusing to leave," said Gaines.

The videos feature Gaines speaking into the camera, some of which were shared on social media.

"I'm just doing what I need to do protect my self and my child," said Gaines, recording herself while on the phone with a police official.

"I ain't trying to hurt nobody. I've never hurt anybody. They been quiet a while so they plotting to come in here and disturb the peace... I am not a criminal," she said.

The Sun also has recordings of police speaking to one another.

In a police transmission, several hours into the standoff, an officer questioned Gaines' composure to another, heard in a radio recording.

"Is she still somewhat calm?" an officer asked over the radio at one point.
"No, she is now mostly rambling, still about the previous arrest and the previous contact with us," another responded.
"She knows we're not leaving, right?" asked one officer to another.
"Yep," the other responded.

In other times, police did make contact with Gaines directly and tried to convince her to comply.

"Young lady, you got your whole life ahead of you," said an officer, heard through the apartment door.

"You got a beautiful baby. You and I are going to come to an agreement. You and I are going to talk until we come to an agreement and bring everybody out safe. You and I are gonna have a sit-down. Because you know, and I know, that this ain't right."
Gaines: "It's not!"
Officer: "That's right. Shouldn't have went down this way, should it?"
Gaines: "No."

Police also made contact with Gaines, leaving a voicemail for her on her phone.

"People outside my door with guns who won't back off. They have taken half of my family out of my home. It's me and my son in here and I'm not sure what is going on," Gaines says to a female police official over the phone.

The Sun says it obtained the video through a public records request. The tapes were reviewed by prosecutors to determine that the fatal police shooting of Gaines and the wounding of her son Kodi were legally justified.

Gaines recorded much of the encounter, posting on social media, until police ultimately took the unprecedented step of asking Facebook and Instagram to temporarily deactivate her accounts, "believing social media was distracting her from negotiations with police," The Sun reports.

She used at least two devices to communicate with the outside world through an array of platforms, including text messages, FaceTime, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat.

The Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office announced that no criminal charges will be filed against the officer involved in the shooting of a 23-year-old Randallstown woman.

The family of Korryn Gaines has since filed a wrongful death lawsuit.

To see an analysis of the investigative files into Korryn Gaines' 6-hour standoff with Baltimore County Police CLICK HERE.

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