The plates on Cantu's car didn't match the vehicle that the teen was driving, records also show, according to a KSAT report. SanAntonio SATX SanAntonioTX ErikCantu SAPD CrimeNews
Body cam footage shows now-former SAPD officer James Brennand approach the car Erik Cantu was driving.
That shooting transpired after Brennand approached the car while on unrelated call, saying he'd tried to stop the vehicle the night before. Brennand, who fired 10 shots at the vehicle, striking Cantu multiple times, has since been fired and now faces two felony charges of aggravated assault by a public servant.
Brennand didn't pursue the vehicle but later documented that the license plates didn't belong to the vehicle Cantu was driving, KSAT reports, again citing SAPD documents.
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