The suspect, Sayfullo Saipov is seen carrying what appears to be two guns and pointing them at officers - then the video shows the moment officers opened fire, shooting Saipov in Lower Manhattan.
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The footage was played in Federal court on Tuesday as the survivors of the terror attack bravely told jurors what happened on that day.
Prosecutors maintain Saipov was driving a pickup truck, veered off West Street and ultimately, after reaching 66 miles per hour, hit and killed eight people and seriously injured a dozen more.
His path of terror began at Houston Street and ended in a hail of bullets at Chambers Street. Seconds before, the suspect crashed his truck into a school bus and got out, pointing at officers what appeared to be two guns - which ended up being fake.
Federal authorities maintain the defendant began planning the bloodshed in 2016 and was ready to transition from a follower of ISIS to a full-blown member.
Saipov's attorney point blank told the jury his client is a killer who believed it was his religious obligation to do what he did - expecting to die in the attack - in the end, that may be the case. If convicted, the suspect, who has pleaded not guilty, could be sentenced to death.
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