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Dontrell Stephens was paralyzed from waist down after the 2013 shooting
Shot by Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office Deputy Adam Lin in Florida
Then-20-year-old had nothing in his hand but a cellphone during incident
State officials ruled the shooting was justified after an investigation
Lin returned to work just four days after the south Florida shooting
114 people shot at by a Palm Beach County sheriff's deputy since 2000

Published: 19:43 EST, 24 April 2015 | Updated: 07:05 EST, 25 April 2015

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Recently released dashcam footage from a Florida police car taken in September of 2013 shows an unarmed black man being shot four times after he was followed while he rode a bicycle.

Dontrell Stephens didn't die after he was shot by Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office Deputy Adam Lin, but the then-20-year-old was paralyzed from the waist down after the shooting.

The only item Stephens had on his person when he was shot was a cellphone.

Dashcam shows police shoot unarmed black man in back

Dashcam footage from a Florida cop car taken in September of 2013 shows Dontrell Stephens being followed

Stephens (center) was shot by Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office Deputy Adam Lin and is now paralyzed

Deputy Lin fired his gun four times at Stephens even though the then-20-year-old had a cellphone, not a gun

In the video obtained by WPTV, Stephens can be seen pulling his bike over next to a house after he realized he was being followed.

Stephens has a record for possessing cocaine

Stephens walked toward the deputy with his phone in his hand and was shot four times just seconds later.

It looked like Stephens was running away from Lin when he was shot.

After the shooting Deputy Lin said: 'He starts backing away.'

'I said, 'Get on the ground, get on the ground.''

The shooting was ruled to be justified and Lin returned to work four days later.

The clip of Stephens, who had previously been arrested for cocaine, was released as part of a lawsuit against the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.

The office has been involved in 114 shootings since 2000.

Lin's internal affairs file contains 'numerous use of force reports, citizen complaints and incident reviews', according to the lawsuit.

He started working for the PBSO in 2004 and served for ten months in Afghanistan beginning in 2007.

The attorney who filed suit on Stephens' behalf, Jack Scarola, said there were issues with the statements given by Lin and the other deputy involved in the shooting.

Scarola said: 'There are no records of any commands ever made to Dontrell Stephens.

'The deputy's recorded statements following the shooting were absolutely false. Internal affairs completely ignored that evidence.'