Phoenix police release edited bodycam video of police shooting at Chili's restaurant
Phoenix police released edited bodycam footage Monday from an incident on May 9 where officers shot a suspect at a Chili's restaurant after receiving multiple 911 calls.
The shooting took place near Seventh Street and Bell Road after officers received a call of a man breaking windows and throwing bottles at cars, police said in a release.
Police said the officers found a man holding a "river rock" and acting erratically who matched the description given by 911 callers, according to the release.
The critical incident video, released Monday, includes audio from three 911 calls made in the area. According to the video, one caller described the man as "violent."
Video footage from both officers shows them approach the man and order him to drop the rock and get on the ground as one officer holds a Taser and the other points his gun at the man.
Footage shows one officer telling the other to put away a Taser and instead use a stun bag.
Sgt. Phil Krynsky, a department spokesperson, said in the video the man was outside the effective distance of a Taser, leading to the request for a stun bag. The stun bag is considered a less-lethal alternative, according to Krynsky.
Footage from one officer shows the man running away. The officer is seen chasing after him while continuing to order the man to drop the rock. The officer chasing the man is heard requesting a stun bag multiple times during the chase, according to the footage.
The video cuts and continues in another parking lot of a shopping center.
Footage shows the man temporarily leaving the view of the camera and quickly coming back into view in the patio of a Chili's restaurant, before raising his arm and appearing as though he is about to throw the rock. He does not throw the rock, and officers continue to ask the man to drop the rock, footage shows.
The man is seen approaching a door that leads inside of the restaurant. Officers order the man to not enter and as the man opens the door and walks in, an officer shoots his gun at him at least three times, the footage shows.
The man is seen laying on the floor when an officer approaches the restaurant and opens the door, footage shows.
Krynsky says in the video officers would put a tourniquet on the man to help his injuries before being taken to a hospital.
According to Krynsky, the officer involved in the shooting has been with the Phoenix Police Department for 15 years.
An investigation into the incident was ongoing. No further information was available as of Tuesday afternoon.
Reach breaking news reporter Adam Terro at adam.terro@arizonarepublic.com.
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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Phoenix police release bodycam footage from shooting at restaurant
