Weichold and Taylor say that Ball suffered so many shots, he couldn't even be an organ donor as he had wanted.
Taylor says that Ball was the oldest of four, leaving behind two brothers, a sister -- and a four-year-old daughter that he was recently reconnecting with.
"My son was doing a wonderful job changing his life around," she says.
"She's asking where he's gone," Taylor says of Ball's daughter. "All we can say is that he's gone to rest in heaven."
Asked for comment yesterday about the family's accusations that Ball was wrongfully killed, a metro police spokeswoman tells Daily RFT in an email that "this is an ongoing investigation, and as a matter of Department policy, we do not comment on ongoing investigations."
Regarding the status of the cops involved, the statement says:
As a matter of Department policy, when an officer(s) is involved in a shooting incident, the officer(s) is placed on 3-day administrative leave at which time a Department psychologist will evaluate the officer(s) and make a determination as to the officer(s) duty status.The two officers involved in this incident have returned to full duty.
Meanwhile, Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce has issued a formal statement in response to the family's protests, calling the shooting a "tragedy" and saying she respects the family's First Amendment rights.
"The death of Cary Ball Jr. is a tragedy and I am sorry for the loss his family has experienced," she says. "We recently met with Mr. Ball's family to share the process by which our office reviews matters like these."
Her office says it will "objectively and thoroughly review the facts" surrounding his death once the investigation is complete, which could take "several more weeks."
Here's Joyce's full statement.
And here's the original "incident report" that police sent out after the shooting.
Incident: Officer Involved Shooting
Location: 700 block of Carr
Date/Time: 4/24/13 @ 21:37
Victim #1: 32-year old male, 7 ½ years on police force - St. Louis Police Officer
Victim #2: 29-year old male - nearly 5 years on police force -St. Louis Police Officer
Suspect: Cary Ball, 25-year old black male of the 3800 block of Blaine
Officers were patrolling the area in and around Cole Street and 9th Street when they observed a gray vehicle, which had previously fled from other officers, travelling at a high rate of speed and being operated in an erratic manner. The officers attempted to stop the vehicle when it struck a parked vehicle in the 1000 block of 9th Street. The suspect, who was the driver, exited the vehicle and fled the scene on foot. The passenger remained in the vehicle. Officers initiated a foot pursuit of the suspect which proceeded towards the 700 block of Carr. The suspect produced a gun and pointed the weapon at the officers. Officers drew their department issued weapons and verbally ordered the suspect to drop his weapon. The suspect refused and the officers, fearing for their immediate safety, discharged shots, striking the suspect in the torso and arms. The suspect was conveyed to a local hospital where he was later pronounced deceased. Officers recovered the suspect's weapon, a loaded .40 caliber semi automatic gun with an extended magazine. Investigation revealed that the gun had been reported stolen. As is department policy, the two officers have been placed on administrative leave. The investigation is ongoing.
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