San Antonio police on Tuesday arrested one of their own recently fired officers and charged him with two counts of aggravated assault by a public official for shooting an unarmed 17-year-old who was eating in a fast-food parking lot.
Police body-camera video of the Oct. 2 shooting went viral on social media, showing then-officer James Brennand opening the driver's side door with his weapon drawn, demanding the driver exit the vehicle. The officer could then be seen opening fire as the teen drove away.Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comThe victim, Erik Cantu, was unconscious and on life support nine days after being shot, his lawyer said in a statement.
"There is no question in anybody's mind looking at that video that the shooting is not justified," McManus said. Brennand was responding to an unrelated disturbance at the McDonald's restaurant when, police said, he spotted a vehicle that he believed had evaded him a day earlier.
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