The girlfriend of a bikie associate who was shot dead by police has claimed that officers failed to switch on their body cameras before killing him.
Liam Scorsese, 31, was trying to break into his ex-girlfriend’s home in Wakerly, Brisbane in February.
When police arrived, he reportedly lunged at them with a knife and screamed ‘shoot me’ before officers ‘in fear of their lives’ tasered him and then shot him twice.
Now his girlfriend, who can’t be named for legal reasons, has complained about the killing in a furious Facebook post seen by Daily Mail Australia.
The girlfriend of a bikie (pictured together) who was shot dead by police has claimed that officers failed to switch on their bodycams before killing him
Comanchero associate Liam Scorsese, 31, was trying to break into his ex-girlfriend’s home in Wakerly, Brisbane in February
Liam Scorsese’s body was carried in a gold coffin at his funeral after his death in February
She wrote: ‘Can’t believe I’m writing this but feel people should know just how much the system has once again failed Liam.
‘We have now been told that the body cam footage is suddenly none (sic) existent, apparently wasn’t switch (sic) on while police were attending the scene and shot Liam.
‘We have been led to believe this whole time that this wasn’t the case and that the footage will finally give us answers and clarity as to why this happened.’
She signed off the expletive-ridden post: ‘I’m so sorry Liam, you are supposed to be at peace but no doubt you would be appalled by this as we all are. This is not right, I’m shattered, I’m angry.’
When police arrived, Scorsese (pictured) reportedly lunged at them with a knife and screamed ‘shoot me’. Officers ‘in fear of their lives’ tasered him and then shot him twice
Scorsese was tasered by officers just before 10am after allegedly lunging at police while holding a knife, and then shot twice when he did not respond to the shock
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Queensland Police for comment.
Comanchero associate Scorsese was tasered by officers just before 10am after allegedly lunging at police while holding a knife.
He was then shot twice – once in the neck – when he did not respond to the shock.
Witnesses claim Scorsese had screamed ‘shoot me’ to as the officers retreated 60 metres after he was caught trying to break into his ex-girlfriend’s home.
It is not clear if the pair had rekindled their relationship.
Friends took to social media to share their devastation at the news of his death.
One friend said her pain was ‘unbearable’ and suffering ‘unimaginable’.
‘Four years wasn’t enough, it wasn’t the lifetime you promised me or yourself, now your’re gone. May you fly with the angels, I will never let go bub I will never let go,’ she wrote.
Scorsese was remembered fondly by friends as respectful and gentlemanly, and one woman noted the man had a ‘sad mind’
His lawyer, Ashkan Tai (left) said he would be seeking to find out exactly how his friend’s death had come about for the sake of his family
Scorsese (left), who has been linked to Comanchero gang members, was clearly well loved, with many friends grieving his death
One old friend fondly recalled starting high school with Scorsese, and being kicked out of the school together, and said he was ‘angry and devastated’ to hear of the man’s death.
Another shared a photo of himself, simply writing ‘R.I.P Liam.’ The photo was used by a female friend an hour later, who described herself as ‘shattered’ and claimed he had always been a gentleman to her.
Defence lawyer Ashkan Tai shared a photo of himself with the 31-year-old and remembered him as respectful and gentlemanly.
‘RIP Liam Scorsese. A life taken far too early,’ he wrote.
Scorsese was convicted of assault on a Surfer’s Paradise bus driver after pleading guilty in August, The Gold Coast Bulletin reported.
Scorsese died after being tasered and shot by police – following an urgent triple-0 call about a ‘man with a knife trying to break into a house’
Queensland Police were called to an incident in Brisbane ‘s bayside suburb Wakerley on Sunday morning
He also pleaded guilty to resisting arrest and obstructing emergency services officers in December 2016, after he had stabbed himself in the chest.
After being shot in February, Scorsese was taken to Princess Alexandra Hospital in a critical condition – but later died.
Residents of the small well-kept street told Daily Mail Australia they had ‘no idea what was going on.’
Police said the man was ‘armed and enraged’ and ‘trying to break into the house’ before officers were called to the premises.
Scorsese was known to police and has been linked to members of the Comanchero gang.
The man was known to police as well as the people in the home, who called Triple Zero
Police said the man was ‘armed and enraged’ ‘trying to break into the house’ before emergency services were called
Neighbours were shocked to find the street blocked off following the incident