. >> da lacy members. l.a.riff's department took us on a tour of the gaol's psychiatric ward where inmates arrive angry or confused they are evaluated in shackles here at pod 172, before being assigned to permanent housing. it doesn't take long before we run into an example of how real the problem is. >> i've been here for 10 years. the police officers don't know what they are doing, they don't know how to operate with little help. i have paranoia schizophrenia, i need help. they can't offer me help. >> reporter: this man is speaking to some of the truths that we have been dealing with. >> he is telling the truth in the sense that in the sense that he's mentally ill, he's in for a petty theft. that's an example. if he were not mentally ill, he would be in court, pled guilty and be going about his business. when you have someone mentally ill in our county the only person you can call is the fire department or the police department. and they send someone out, and if they in fact, have committed a crime, broke a p

county district attorney jackie lacy later wrote that: in fact it was the brother's bike that had been stolen and the men were searching for the thief. the dao said, quote: all of the officers present reported feeling fear as he continually put his hands up and down although the video does not seem to support their report that diaz put his hand into his waistband. officers said they warned they would shoot if he dropped his hands again. and say they fired after losing sight of his right hand. [ gunfire ] >> the officers shot him eight times, and his friend once. diaz died the friend survived. >>> the police chief called the incident, quote, tragic for all involved and says the department will soon equip all police officers with body camera cameras. now in ordering the video's release, federal judge steven wilson said the city can't seal the videos just to quote cover up any wrongdoing on their part or shield themselves from embarrassment. as for the officers the department did not discipline them nor did the district attorney's office opt to press charges against them. >>> john henry smith reporting. >>> the first rake hike from the federal