▁Franklin ▁Val der rama ▁denied ▁the ▁city ' s ▁request ▁for ▁a ▁stay , ▁ordering ▁the ▁video ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁no ▁later ▁than ▁November ▁ 2 5 . ▁The ▁city ▁did ▁not ▁appeal ▁the ▁judge ' s ▁decision . ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 4 , ▁after ▁a ▁press ▁conference , ▁the ▁video ▁was ▁released ▁that ▁showed ▁an ▁officer ▁fat ally ▁shooting ▁Mc Donald . ▁ ▁Investig ations ▁A ▁criminal ▁investigation ▁also ▁began ▁weeks ▁after ▁the ▁shooting , ▁when ▁the ▁Independent ▁Police ▁Review ▁Author ity ▁( IP RA ) ▁forward ed ▁the ▁case ▁to ▁the ▁state ' s ▁att orney ' s ▁office ▁and ▁the ▁F BI . ▁The ▁U . S . ▁att orney ' s ▁office ▁confirmed ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁conduct ing ▁a ▁federal ▁criminal ▁investigation ▁of ▁the ▁Mc Donald ▁case ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁the ▁state ▁att orney ' s ▁office , ▁after ▁contradict ions ▁were ▁found ▁between ▁the ▁initial ▁police ▁report ▁and ▁the ▁dash - cam ▁video . ▁The ▁police ▁report ▁said ▁that ▁Mc Donald ▁had ▁lung ed ▁at ▁an ▁officer , ▁but ▁the ▁video ▁foot age ▁showed ▁that ▁Mc Donald ▁made ▁no ▁lung es . ▁ ▁The ▁video ▁does ▁show ▁that ▁Mc Donald ▁was ▁swing ing ▁the ▁kn ife ▁in ▁his ▁right ▁hand ▁in ▁a ▁wide , ▁but ▁aim less ▁manner ▁as ▁he ▁walked ▁down ▁the ▁street , ▁and ▁also ▁appears ▁to ▁show ▁that ▁Mc Donald ▁turns ▁slightly ▁to ▁look ▁briefly ▁at ▁Van