ROCK HILL, S.C. -- Eyewitness News got to watch a graphic, disturbing police video Wednesday afternoon. It shows the shooting and the death of 15-year-old Yvette Williams from start to finish. It lasted less than a minute.

"I think people should know the truth. It's right there on video for everybody to see," said 16th Circuit Solicitor Kevin Brackett, who made the decision to show the video to a room full of reporters. His condition was that it would not be shown or broadcast anywhere.

"I want to respect the Williams family. I don't want this on youtube where it'll get 500,000 hits, and be someone's entertainment, watching a 15-year-old girl get shot," he said. "And that's what will certainly happen."

Williams was shot by Rock Hill police moments after they said she robbed the Park Grocery on East Main Street on June 4..

The video from that store shows Williams waiting for several minutes inside, then pulling the gun, and taking hundreds of dollars from the clerk.

Several 911 callers including the clerk describe seeing Williams walk away down Main Street still holding the gun in her hand. In one 911 call, the clerk describes the gun several times as a 9 mm. Only after Williams' death did officers learn it was just a real-looking BB gun.

The dash camera from the car of Officer Carlos Culbreath shows him pulling up to the curb, and you see Williams has already turned and pointed the gun at him. Culbreath crouches behind his door and fires. You hear the shots, and see Williams fall on her behind. She still has her arm raised, and the gun pointed at Culbreath.

There are more shots fired, this time also from Officer Mac McCarley, who has arrived to help.

During the second volley of shots, Williams slumps over onto her back. Officer Culbreath moves forward, gun drawn, and you can see Williams start kicking her legs, trying to turn over. The gun is now beside her on the grass. She rolls over and grabs it once again, as Culbreath is yelling, "Show your hands!" "Show your hands!" She has the gun in her hand as he fires two final shots.

Brackett said that 11 shots were fired at Williams during those three volleys. She was struck in the left shoulder, right arm, and then the finally the head.

Immediately, Culbreath walks up and grabs the gun. You can see his reaction. He curses, realizing the gun is too light to be real. It's a BB gun.

He appears to cry out, then gazes from side to side, staggering a little, obviously overcome emotionally by what has just happened.

Police Chief John Gregory said officers Culbreath and McCarley acted to save their lives, and as far as they knew, the lives of others “They did the right thing. There's no doubt, but they'll have to deal with this for the rest of their lives,” he said.

Brackett said real life isn't like the movies. Officers don't have to say “freeze” or “drop the gun” before they shoot.

"If you point a gun at an officer, and you endanger that officer, don't expect to be given a chance to drop the gun, you will be shot. They don't have to wait until you open fire and somebody gets killed before taking action. The law is very clear."

Brackett said it was obvious the officers should be cleared of any wrongdoing. "This is not even a close call," he said.

Reporters were also shown a still picture of the grass near Williams' body. It showed a large wad of cash, taken from the grocery store.

Outside the conference room, where the video was shown, Eyewitness News spoke with Pastor Seth Crosby. He performed the funeral for Williams Tuesday, and watched the video with her father just before reporters saw it.

"She was a great person," Crosby said. He'd known her for the last three months, when she was court-ordered to attend a program for at-risk youth that he runs at his church. He described Williams as troubled, but improving, and making positive changes.

"That's not her," Crosby said. "I know, I talked to her. I knew her. That's not her." Crosby added that he feels like someone put Williams up to the robbery, because she wouldn't have acted alone. So far, police have no evidence of that, but they are still investigating the crime.

"If I find that someone else was involved, I will prosecute that person with all of my might," Brackett said.

He urged the community to wake up, and start asking questions about how this could happen, and find ways to make sure it never happens again.

In a disgusted voice, he added, "This was a 15-year-old girl who was robbing a grocery store, and was shot down in the streets of Rock Hill. Nobody in Rock Hill should be proud of that."

Eyewitness News went to Williams' home to ask her parents about the two officers being cleared in the incident. Her father waved us away, said "have a nice day," and quietly closed the door.