The Westminster Police Department on Friday released body camera video from the officer who fatally shot a woman last month.
According to the department, the officer was on routine patrol around 4:41 p.m. on July 25 when he spotted a silver SUV that was facing westbound in the eastbound turn lane on 88th Avenue, just before Lamar Drive.
The woman, who is still silent, has removed her necklace and is handling the chain. She reaches around her neck as Adams asks,"Can you tell me why you're in the wrong lane?""I don't know what I've got here," Adams said."I've got a female that won't answer any questions." The woman can be heard screaming. Adams fires a third shot through the driver's side passenger window, then the screaming stops. He then fires a fourth shot.The officer then turns his attention to the Jeep, which is still parked roughly 15 to 25 feet in front of the SUV."Are you OK? Are you OK?" he yells at the driver of the Jeep while still standing near the SUV.
The bodycam video shows Adams removing a handgun from the woman's right hand and placing it on the dashboard. She does not move. After asking the woman her name, Adams says she is going to need to stick around for some time and says she can call anyone she needs to. He says she can use his work cellphone to make those calls."Hold on a minute. I'm consoling her, man. I put one right through her window," Adams chirps back. It is unclear where the bullet went.
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