One of two officers who opened fire on an unarmed back couple inside a car in New Haven, Connecticut, should have turned his body camera on sooner, while the other officer failed to turn his on at all, state police say.
"This is unheard of that we're putting it out so quickly," Rovella said."What's important is transparency and trust."
A Yale police officer who had been patrolling the campus joined a Hamden officer"based on a 911 call reporting that a person driving the vehicle had a gun," YaleIn a 911 call placed at the gas station, the caller told dispatch that a"regular customer driving a red car ... pulled a gun at the guy who delivered the paper" and that it was"clear he was asking for money outside.
Footage from the scene after an officer-involved shooting occurred in New Haven, Conn., on April 16, 2019.captured only part of the incident. It appeared to show Hamden police Officer Devin Eaton parking his SUV to the rear of the red Honda Civic and exiting with his gun drawn. At that moment, the driver was exiting the vehicle. The officer fired as he crossed to the passenger's side and continued to fire his weapon before running from the car.
Eaton's body camera was clicked on only after the shooting began. A recall function was used to retrieve video from a few seconds before the record button was hit, Rovella said. The audio did not kick in until after Eaton had already run from Witherspoon's car. He could be heard shouting,"Shots fired."
The entire incident lasted about five or six seconds. New Haven police arrived at the scene after the shots were fired. Eaton has been placed on paid administrative leave. He was an officer in New Haven before joining the Hamden police force less than three years ago.Both officers are black.
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