A now-former San Antonio police officer has been charged in last week's shooting of a teen eating a hamburger in his car in a McDonald's parking lot.
SAN ANTONIO — A now-former San Antonio police officer was charged Tuesday with two counts of aggravated assault by a peace officer in last week’s shooting of a teen who wasJames Brennand, 25, was charged in the Oct. 2 shooting of Erik Cantu, 17, according to a police statement.Cantu’s family said in a statement Tuesday that “there is no improvement in his condition. He is still unconscious and is on life support.
In body camera footage released by police, Brennand opens the car door and tells Cantu to get out. The car drives backward, door open, and the officer fires multiple times into the vehicle. He continues to shoot as the car drives away., and charges against Cantu of aggravated assault and evading arrest were dropped.Tuesday morning, Police Chief William McManus had said he expected Brennand to be charged with aggravated assault for the shooting and murder in the event Cantu dies.
Police officials and the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office did not immediately return messages from The Associated Press. Brennand has no published telephone number and could not be reached for comment. Cantu’s condition, as related in his family’s statement, is in stark contrast to that provided by police officials in the wake of the shooting that Cantu was hospitalized in stable condition.
“We’d like to correct any misrepresentations that Erik is in ‘stable condition’ or he is ‘going to be fine.’ That is not true. Every breath is a struggle for Erik. We ask for everyone’s continued prayers for our son,” according to the family statement.
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