Jason Harrison was shot dead by Dallas police officers last June . A body-camera video of the June 2014 police shooting of a mentally ill Dallas man has been released , showing the chilling moments that led to the man 's death . The family of Jason Harrison , a 39-year-old man who suffered from bipolar disorder and schizophrenia , released the graphic video Monday to show the public how the police handled the mentally ill man . . The video clip , the first body-camera footage released of an officer-involved shooting in Dallas , WFAA reports , shows two officers responding to an Oak Cliff home on June 14 , 2014 . Harrison 's mother answered the door after contacting police for help with her son . Family members told WFAA that it was not the first time police were called to help control the man . However , what happened next was far from what anyone expected . The body-camera footage shows Harrison 's mother stepping away from the home as she told the police , Officers John Rodgers and Andrew Hutchins , that Harrison was 'bi-polar and schizo ' and 'off the chain . ' The 38-year-old is seen standing in the doorway twirling a screwdriver in his hands . The officers , noticing the potential weapon , yell for the man to drop it as his mother is heard in the background screaming 'Jay ! Jay ! ' Harrison appears to take a step away from the doorway and the two officers immediately fire at the man . In the video , a stun gun is seen in one of the officer 's holsters but was never used to control Harrison . Harrison stumbles toward the garage , covered in blood , and falls as his mother is heard yelling 'You killed my child ! ' The officers reportedly shot the man five times . 'It was the most heartbreaking experience in my life , ' Harrison 's mother , Shirley , told NBC . 'To stand there helpless , he 's helpless . I could n't help him . To be gunned down right before my eyes . ' In October , Harrison 's family filed a wrongful death and violation of civil rights lawsuit against the officers , arguing that Harrison , who the family says was not a violent person , posed no threat to the cops , NBC reports . Screwdriver : The 38-year-old is seen standing in the doorway twirling a screwdriver in his hands ( photographed ) , the officers notice the potential weapon and yell for the man to drop it . Step : Harrison is seen here taking a step away from the door , officers immediately draw their weapons and shoot the man several times . Stumbles : Harrison stumbles toward the garage , covered in blood , and falls as his mother is heard yelling 'You killed my child ! ' However , the officer 's attorney , Chris Livingston , says the men feared for their lives , The Dallas Morning News reports . Livingston said that killing someone with a screwdriver would be 'pretty easy . It 'll only take one blow . ' Police say that the video confirms the officer 's claims of self-defense . Police note that the situation unfolded quickly in a small space and the officers were protecting themselves , the Morning News reports . 'The officer has literally less than about three seconds to react to this situation , ' Keith Wenzel , a tactical trainer for law enforcement agencies , told WFAA . Harrison 's family obtained the video from the department as part of the lawsuit . And both Harrison 's family and their attorney , Geoff Henley , said the video should spark reforms on how police interact with the mentally ill , the Morning News reports . 'When you 're dealing with somebody who is mentally ill , you 're not supposed to agitate , ' Henley told the station . 'You 're not supposed to move fast ... you 're not supposed to inflame . ' Heartbreaking : Harrison 's mother , Shirley ( photographed ) , described the incident as 'the most heartbreaking experience in my life ' Duty : The two officers , John Rodgers ( photographed ) and Andrew Hutchins are back on duty with the Dallas Police Department . Criticism : The police department has received criticism on its Facebook page , since the video was released , from those who believe the man was wrongly killed . 'Hello , ma'am : ' Here , one Facebook user described the officers as 'serial killers with badges ' Respect : As the department 's page has been riddled with critical comments , some are calling for people to 'respect our police officers ' Wenzel told WFAA that the officers were too close to Harrison to use a stun gun . He said that if the officers moved back , creating enough space to use the stun gun , the suspect could have attacked his mother . ' ... well people would say the officer should have stood between the mother and the son -- which is what he did . ' The police department has received criticism on its Facebook page , since the video was released , from those who believe the man was wrongly killed . Dallas police have completed their investigation into the incident and the case has been turned over to the district attorney 's office . The case has not been heard by a grand jury yet , and both officers are back on duty .
WARNING : GRAPHIC ##S . The family of Jason Harrison posted the chilling video of his fatal summer ##time encounter with ransom . Harrison 's mother called police for allegedly controlling the man who suffered from bipolar disorder and schizophrenia . Officers noticed Harrison holding a screwdriver and within seconds shot the man multiple times . Harrison 's mother has since filed a lawsuit against the officers .