2 Phoenix police officers are on administrative leave after fatally shooting 28-year-old James “Jay” Garcia, who was seated in a parked car, Phoenix police say. No video made public so far shows what was happening inside the car before shots were fired.
That video was only a fraction of footage recorded of the deadly confrontation, Police Chief Jeri Williams said. But he added that the selective release was necessary.
"There was rumor or talk out there that the individual in the car was unarmed," Williams told NBC affiliateBystanders captured cellphone video of officers surrounding Garcia's car in the Maryvale neighborhood and ordering him to come out before opening fire. No video made public so far shows what was happening inside the car, which had its windows rolled up, before shots were fired.
Denice Garcia, mother of James Garcia, who was shot last week by Phoenix police, speaks during a news conference in front of police headquarters on July 8, 2020."That's why I called in the FBI to assist us and run a parallel investigation in the Garcia case," Williams told KPNX.
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