BCSO releases body cam video of fatal shooting involving deputies, Damien Daniels

The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office on Monday launched body-cam footage of a fatal shooting involving three deputies and a veteran who was affected by a psychological heath disaster.

The public launch of the video took place an hour after the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office introduced {that a} grand jury declined to indict Deputy John Rodriguez, who shot and killed Damian Daniels on August 25, 2020 outdoors his house within the 11000 block of Liberty Field throughout a psychological well being verify. Deputies Enrique Cepeda and Michelle Garriffa had been additionally concerned within the incident, BCSO stated.

The shooting sparked criticism from Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff and led to a brand new program designed to raised reply to psychological well being calls.

According to BCSO, the video reveals the shooting of Daniels, deputies talking to him and 911 calls.

According to a information launch, all of the supplies introduced within the video have been redacted and edited in an effort to guard privateness rights and to keep away from the discharge of info that state regulation prohibits the division from releasing. Such redactions or edits don’t have an effect on the depiction of occasions introduced on this video, BCSO stated.

The video launch comes after Sheriff Javier Salazar and the Bexar County Commissioners Court agreed to updating body-cam know-how and software that can permit BCSO to redact and launch body-worn digicam footage of essential incidents to the general public inside 10 days.

BCSO stated it’s adopting finest practices utilized by different giant companies in Texas, such because the Austin Police Department, when releasing body-cam footage.
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