Tomba stressed that his department released the video at the request of Tamir's relatives, who had seen it privately with authoritiespermission. We are honoring the wishes of the family, Tomba said. ... This is an obvious tragic event. In a written statement obtained by CNN affiliate WEWS, the family thanked the police for making the video public. It is our belief that this situation could have been avoided and that Tamir should still be here with us, the family said. We ask for the community to remain calm. Please protest peacefully and responsibly. Your prayers, kind words and condolences have meant so much to us. Video shows officer shoot Tamir The video shows Tamir walking along a sidewalk and eventually sitting on a picnic table bench under a gazebo Saturday afternoon, sometimes pointing what appears to be a handgun. Eventually, Tamir emerges from the bench and walks to the edge of the gazebo. A police car drives up to the gazebo, leaving the road and rolling over snowy grass to do so. One of the officers -- the one in the passenger seat -- told Tamir three times to show your hands, Tomba told reporters. -LRB- The officer's -RRB- door was open as they pulled up, Tomba said. He yelled three times as they pulled up. The eight-minute surveillance video has no audio. Police have said Tamir reached into his waistband and pulled out the weapon. The video shows Loehmann,