VIDEO: Seattle Police Shoot at Fleeing Car in Dash, Body Cam Footage

By Tactical-Life

Seattle police have released dash and body cam footage showing two of its officers opening fire on a fleeing car after the vehicle nearly ran one of them over. Watch the dramatic video above.

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On Sunday, October 8, officers were responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle in the 2200 block of Yale Avenue East. Patch.com reports that the person who made the 911 call reported seeing people around a vehicle smoking out of a glass pipe and possibly unloading a handgun.

The first dash cam clip shows the officers pulling up to the car—a black Subaru Impreza—as one of them says “is that them right there?” One person is standing in front of the vehicle, but he or she moves out of sight. Another person then emerges in front, slams down the hood of the car, and bolts back into the vehicle while the officers yell for the person to get on the ground.

Four officers are then shown running towards the car. One of them is standing directly in front of it, but the car quickly jerks forward, causing the officer to …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life