click to enlarge Youtube / San Antonio Police Department The injured teenager was brought to University Hospital in critical condition, according to MySA.
A San Antonio police officer who shot and wounded a teenager Sunday in a McDonald's parking lot has been fired after newly released body-cam footage appeared to contradict the cop's initial report, MySA reports SAPD rookie James Brennand initially said he fired his weapon after the teen struck him with his vehicle, according to police reports obtained by MySA. However, in body-cam footage posted by the department, it appears the teen — who's recovering in hospital — never struck the officer.SAPD announced Brennad's firing in a news release shared Wednesday, the news site reports.Brennand, a probationary officer with seven months on the force, was at a McDonald's in the 11700 block of Blanco Road for an unrelated call when he thought he recognized a vehicle in the parking lot that allegedly evaded him during a pursuit the night before, according to MySA.Brennand initially said in an incident report that he fired at the vehicle after he was struck by the driver who was trying to evade capture, the news site reports. However, raw body cam footage released by SAPD on Wednesday appears to contradict those claims.As seen in the footage, the rookie officer approaches the car and opens the driver's side door, where he finds a teenager eating a burger. Brennand orders the youth out of the vehicle. The teenager puts his hands on the steering wheel and responds to the officer's request by asking, "Why?"The vehicle of the teen driver, whose identity hasn't been made public, rolls backward while the officer shoots five times. It's unclear from the clip whether the driver shifted the car into reverse or rolled backward because his foot left the brake pedal.Brennand then radios "shots fired" before shooting at the car another five times.In the clip, it doesn't appear that the vehicle ever struck Brennand.The vehicle and its driver were later found down the road, and the victim was taken to University Hospital in critical condition, MySA reports.
OK_Mason_721 on October 7th, 2022 at 02:25 UTC »
Only fired? How about arrested for attempted murder?
MaliciousWolf on October 7th, 2022 at 02:05 UTC »
That poor kid. How the fuck do you expect him to react when you approach him from his fucking blind spot while he is eating and open his door, once again from his blind spot, without addressing yourself or making yourself visible to him beforehand. I would have thought I was being car jacked myself and reacted the same exact way by getting my hands on the wheel and getting the fuck out of there. Then he proceeds to fire shots at him when he is clearly unarmed, dude literally has a fucking sandwich in his hand.
I hope this kid sues the shit out of this cop. This cop should also be tried for attempted murder. He 100% has motive here by basically framing this kid as a ‘suspect’ that fled from him yesterday as an excuse to pull his gun out like some power tripping asshole. He was trying to kill him just to kill him and not actually defend himself especially where the kid is fleeing and once again unarmed. Not to mention the additional recklessness firing off hail Mary’s in the general direction of a business and other parked vehicles probably with people inside.
Fucking piece of worthless shit.
RicardoMultiball on October 7th, 2022 at 00:35 UTC »
Someday soon, a victim is going to sue not only the department and the city, but also whatever academy certified the unfit officer to begin with.