In Video: US Teen Eating Burger In Car Shot At Multiple Times By Cop
NDTV
Erick Cantu, 17, was shot multiple times by San Antonio police officer James Brennand while in his vehicle in a McDonald's car park on Sunday.
A US cop was sacked on Friday after a shocking video of his firing multiple shots at a teenager went viral, according to local news reports. Earlier this week, a San Antonio cop abruptly confronted a teen eating in a McDonalds parking lot & demanded the teen exit his vehicle.When the teen asked why, the cop immediately assaulted & then shot him MULTIPLE TIMES. Cop tried to (falsely) claim the teen had struck him 1st pic.twitter.com/ATNKj4fVgi
Erick Cantu, 17, was shot multiple times by San Antonio police officer James Brennand while in his vehicle in a McDonald's car park on Sunday. The teen, initially charged with evading detention in a vehicle and assault on a police officer, is recovering at a hospital. Charges against him were dropped after the body-cam footage from the cop was released, US media reported.
The video shows the cop approaching a parked vehicle and abruptly opening its door. He then asked a teenager seen eating a burger inside to step out. When Erick Cantu questioned the cop on why he was being ordered so, the cop tries to grab him and the car started moving in reverse with the door still open. Within seconds, the cop fired multiple shots as the teen shut the door and fled the spot.
