Philly police have moved to fire the officer who shot Eddie Irizarry. What happens next?

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw announced Wednesday that she has moved to fire Mark Dial, the officer who shot and killed 27-year-old Eddie Irizarry last week in Kensington while Irizarry sat in a parked car with his windows rolled up.

Dial was suspended with the intent to dismiss for refusing to cooperate with the department’s investigation into the Aug. 14 shooting, Outlaw said, noting that the officer may face additional penalties as a result of the investigation.

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“We must be fair, we must be consistent with how we apply the law, and we must abide by our department’s policies and directives in order to ensure that we maintain that consistency,” Outlaw said. “We owe nothing less to the great people of this city.”

Here is what we know about Dial’s suspension, the fatal shooting, and what may happen next.

Dial, 27, is a five-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department, assigned to the 24th District. He previously was in the 19th District in West Philadelphia.

After shooting and killing Irizarry last week, Dial was placed on restricted duty pending the outcome of an internal investigation.

He is now suspended for 30 days with the intent to dismiss after refusing to cooperate with the internal investigation of the shooting, Outlaw said.

Irizarry, 27, moved to North Philadelphia from Puerto Rico seven years ago. Known by his family as “Junito,” Irizarry worked as a mechanic and enjoyed riding dirt bikes and listening to music.

He is remembered by his family as being introverted and kind, and he did not speak or understand English. He had no criminal record, his family’s lawyer said, and struggled with schizophrenia.

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His family has called for Dial to be charged.

“We need answers. Why?” said Zoraida Garcia, Irizarry’s aunt. “Why is this officer still at home? He murdered my nephew.”

According to police, Dial and his partner — whom officials have not identified — were patrolling the 24th Police District about 12:30 p.m. on Aug. 14, when they encountered Irizarry “driving erratically” near B and Westmoreland Streets in North Philadelphia.

In a marked police cruiser, police said, they then followed Irizarry’s Toyota Corolla south for a few blocks until he pulled the wrong way onto the 100 block of East Willard Street and parallel-parked his car.

Surveillance camera footage released by a lawyer for Irizarry’s family Tuesday shows Dial and his partner then stopping their cruiser in the middle of the street, immediately drawing their guns and pointing them at Irizarry’s parked car.

“Show us your hands!” the officers yelled, according to the video.

One of the officers then said, “He’s got a f — knife.”

“I will f — shoot you,” Dial yelled as he ran to the driver’s side of the car.

According to the surveillance footage, within five seconds of exiting the cruiser, Dial shot Irizarry multiple times at point-blank range through Irizarry’s rolled-up window and front windshield.

“Shots fired, shots fired,” an officer yelled over the police radio. “Send cars, please! One hundred East Willard.”

“We’re scooping him now. I have the scene,” an officer said.

Police said Dial and his partner then dragged Irizarry from the car and carried him to their cruiser. He was rushed to Temple University Hospital and died shortly after arriving, at 12:48 p.m.

Afterward, police said they found two knives in Irizarry’s car: a kitchen-style knife and a folded serrated blade. Outlaw declined last week to say whether Irizarry was holding a knife when he was shot. Shaka Johnson, a lawyer for Irizarry’s family, said Tuesday that Irizarry carried a pocket knife that he used to strip wires and remove parts as a mechanic.

Initially, police reported a markedly different account of the shooting, saying that Irizarry had gotten out of his car with a knife and “lunged” at the officers before Dial shot him. They later said a review of the officer’s body-worn camera footage showed that Irizarry was shot while still seated in his car and never lunged with a knife.

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During a news conference Tuesday, Johnson called the initial account: “an intentional misleading of the public.”

“What about what you just saw could ever be confused as, ‘He got out of the car and lunged at police officers’?” Johnson asked. “That was an out-and-out, flat-out lie.”

Dial is being suspended with the intent to dismiss for failing to obey orders from a superior officer and for failing to cooperate in the departmental investigation of the shooting, Outlaw said. Dial has refused to speak with internal affairs investigators, multiple law enforcement sources told The Inquirer.

Robin Wimberly, deputy commissioner of the Office of Professional Responsibility, said Wednesday that officers involved in administrative investigations are given a warning that their statements may be used against them in criminal proceedings.

The Police Department’s investigation into the shooting is ongoing, Outlaw said, and may yield additional disciplinary charges.

Dial is now immediately suspended from the police force for 30 days, with the intent to dismiss.

The police officers’ union, the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5, can file grievances contesting the disciplinary decision. Critics have characterized arbitration as ineffective, but the union has said the measure protects officers from unfair or hasty penalties. In 2019, The Inquirer found that arbitrators had overturned police discipline in 70% of cases over the previous eight years.

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Fortunato Perri, a lawyer who represents the Fraternal Order of Police, said previously in an e-mailed statement that Dial “has the full support of the Fraternal Order of Police as we continue to review the facts and circumstances surrounding this tragic incident.”

Outlaw on Wednesday said the department’s probe of the shooting — as well as the initial, incorrect police account — will continue, pledging a thorough and transparent investigation. Dial may face additional penalties there, she said.

The District Attorney’s Office is also conducting a criminal investigation of the shooting.

Irizarry’s family lawyer said Tuesday that he intends to file a wrongful-death lawsuit against Dial and the city on behalf of the family.

Yes. Police said that both Dial and his partner were wearing body cameras that were activated during the confrontation. The footage is in possession of the District Attorney’s Office and has not been released to the public or shown to Irizarry’s family. A spokesperson for the office said Tuesday that the family will be shown the footage “in the near future.”

On Tuesday, a lawyer for Irizarry’s family held a news conference showing footage of the shooting captured by a surveillance camera in the neighborhood.

Both Dial and his partner were equipped with Tasers and trained to use them, police said.

Staff writers Ellie Rushing and Rodrigo Torrejón contributed to this article.