Posted April 3, 2018 9:00 am by Comments

By Andrew Berry

Top 10 Police Body Cameras For Field Use

A Pasadena police officer in Texas shot and killed a man who drew a gun on him during a traffic stop. Check out the body and dash cam footage of the shooting above.

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ABC News reports that the incident began when the officer spotted the suspect—identified as 44-year-old Marco Antonio Saavedra—running a stop sign. The officer pulled over Saavedra, who almost immediately went on the offensive. The body and dash cam video clearly shows him step out of his vehicle. He did this despite repeated commands not to do so.

“He gets out of the vehicle, turns partially so he’s facing back towards the officer,” Assistant Police Chief Josh Bruegger said. “At one point, his hand reaches down, his right hand behind his back, and then he produces a weapon, brings it up, both hands in a shooting stance parallel to the ground, pointing it at the officer.”

The officer immediately opens fire nine times. Saavedra, wounded, stumbles out to the middle of the street. The body camera footage shows the officer get concealment behind his vehicle. He then opens fire …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life

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