2024-03-24 22:32:00
Step.- The El Paso Police Department has released body camera footage of an officer-involved shooting that occurred at a car wash in the city’s Upper Valley earlier this month and left one dead. a suspect.
The video was posted on YouTube on Saturday night, March 23.
The incident occurred around 1 a.m. March 5 in the 5800 block of Doniphan. Initially, police said an officer was subduing a subject and during the encounter, police said the officer discharged his weapon and the subject died at the scene.
A Las Cruces family identified the murdered man as Michael Estrada. Police had not previously identified the man.
The police warn that the video may contain content inappropriate for all audiences. Viewer discretion is advised.
In the video, the officer repeatedly tells the man, who is sitting in his car, to get out and relax. The officer also asks the man several times to tell him what he had in his hand and then asks him to see his hand several more times. At one point, the man, who identified himself as Michael Estrada, said he had a gun.
The man also asked the officer several times, “Do you want to go home tonight?”
The officer is then shown firing his gun several times.
Here’s what the Police Department said regarding why they are releasing body camera footage and audio of the incident.
“In our commitment to transparency and community engagement, the El Paso Police Department is releasing this critical incident community report regarding an officer-involved shooting that occurred on March 5, 2024. This video is intended to objective to provide our community with context and preliminary information regarding the events of that day. Please note that the content presented is preliminary and not indicative of the final findings regarding the incident. The El Paso Police Department is dedicated to a thorough investigative process. Conclusions regarding the incident will only be drawn once all investigative efforts, including analysis by independent agencies, are completed.”
The incident is still being investigated by the El Paso Police Department’s Crimes Against Persons Unit and the Texas Rangers, according to the Police Department. The El Paso Police Department’s Shooting Review Team, part of the Internal Affairs Division, is conducting an administrative review.
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