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10.10.2022 - 00:25 / perezhilton.com
A San Antonio police officer has been fired after shooting a teenager who was eating in a parking lot outside of a McDonald’s.
According to The New York Times on Sunday, the situation went down when the officer – identified as James Brennand – responded to an unrelated disturbance call at the fast food restaurant at around 10:45 p.m. on Sunday, October 2. Captain Alyssa Campos explained in a video statement:
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Believing the vehicle was stolen, Campos said Brennand called “for cover” but still approached the car before other officers arrived at the scene. Shocking body camera footage released by the police department then showed him walking up to the parked car and suddenly opening the driver’s door. The teenager – who has been identified as Erik Cantu – could be seen sitting in the driver’s seat eating a hamburger while a 17-year-old girl sat next to him in the passenger’s seat. In the video, Brennand says to Erik:
However, the teen freaked and reversed with the driver’s door still open. That is when Brennand shot at Erik multiple times. The gunshots can be heard in the video as the car backs away and the door closes. More shots were then fired while the vehicle left the parking lot, and the officer told others on his radio:
Awful. You can take a look at the moment below:
The two teens were found a block away. The girl was not injured, but Erik was sent to the hospital in critical condition with multiple gunshot wounds. His attorney Brian Powers told The New York Times:
Meanwhile, the San Antonio Police Department said that Brennand, a probationary officer who had only been on the force for seven months, was let go for violating the department’s
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A Texas police officer who opened fire on an unarmed teenager eating a hamburger in a McDonald’s parking lot has been fired. San Antonio Officer James Brennand was fired after shooting Erik Cantu, 17, on October 2 in a McDonald's parking lot, police training commander Alyssa Campos said in a video statement released Wednesday. In this image taken from Oct.