San Antonio officer James Brennand has been fired after physique digicam footage confirmed that he shot and injured 17-year-old Erik Cantu whereas he was inside a car consuming a burger within the parking zone of a McDonald’s.
According to NBC News, the police division introduced that Brennand was fired after leaving Cantu hospitalized with a number of gunshot wounds. As of Friday morning, Cantu’s situation remained unknown. Police shared that Brennand arrived on the quick meals restaurant on Blanco Road round 10:45 p.m. Sunday for an unrelated disturbance name.
Capt. Alyssa Campos, the division’s coaching commander, mentioned,
“As the officer attempted to gather information from witnesses, he noticed a vehicle that had evaded him the day before as the officer attempted a stop because the registered license plate did not match the actual vehicle.”
She continued to elucidate that the car that Cantu had pushed that evening, had nothing to do with the disturbance name that Brennand had responded to.
Brennand reportedly believed the automobile Cantu had been driving was stolen and known as for backup. However, he approached the car earlier than his backup arrived. In the physique digicam footage, Brennand might be seen opening the motive force’s facet door, as Cantu ate a burger. He then ordered Cantu to get out of the automobile. As the automobile is put into reverse, Brennand fires a number of rounds into the automobile because it drives off.
VIDEO: Body cam video exhibits San Antonio Police officer James Brennand hearth a number of pictures on the 17-year-old suspect, who drove off whereas being requested to get out of the car within the parking zone of a North Side McDonald’s on Sunday evening.
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NBC News experiences there was a 17-year-old feminine passenger within the automobile with Cantu. The automobile was discovered a block away from the scene, the passenger didn’t undergo any accidents.
According to CNN, Cantu was charged with evading detention in a car and assaulting the officer, because the officer claimed that he was hit by the identical door he forcibly opened earlier than Cantu put the automobile in reverse. However, Cantu’s protection lawyer, Brian Powers shared that the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office introduced on Friday that prosecutors wouldn’t be transferring ahead with fees towards Cantu.
Brennand was nonetheless in his probationary interval, which is a requirement for officers who graduated from the police academy lower than a yr in the past. He had been within the pressure for seven months previous to his termination. It has not been introduced if he could be charged with against the law.
This incident continues to be underneath investigation.
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