Physique Cam Footage Exhibits Texas Cop Taking pictures Unarmed Teen

Again in October of 2018, an officer approached a San Antonio, Texas dwelling, which was purportedly a identified drug home.

Officer Steve Casanova took down a criticism from a pair who was delivering Menudo (a kind of Mexican rooster soup) within the troubled neighborhood. The couple flagged down the officer and claimed that the person was “popped within the face” by somebody within the residence.

When the cops went to go to the house for questioning, the go to shortly turned deadly after the officer let off two rounds meant for a person who he claimed he thought had a gun in his waistband.

The surprising bodycam footage of the deadly taking pictures, which included the demise of 18-year-old Charles Roundtree, has just lately been launched.

The video shows Casanova knocking on the door, nudging it open to disclose a bunch of pals (Davante Snowden, witness Taylor Singleton, and Roundtree) sitting on a sofa in the lounge.

The officer entered unexpectedly and with out asserting that he was a police officer. In keeping with a press release Singleton gave to KEN5, the trio have been blinded by the officer’s flashlight as they tried to make out who was coming into the house round 1 a.m.

She made it clear that Casanova hadn’t recognized himself as an officer and solely stated to the blinded group, “What’s up, man?”

Snowden stands and asks, “Who the f**okay is that this?” which is when issues flip lethal. Casanova shouts angrily, “Let me see your f**king palms” after allegedly assuming the standing man was gun-toting and fired off two rounds into the home.

“I couldn’t see precisely what was in his waist as a result of his hand was overlaying it. Then he kinda moved it barely and I noticed a gun,” Casanova shared on the finish of the video with detectives who later arrived on the scene.

Right here’s the place issues get complicated: In keeping with police studies on the incident, the shot went via Snowden’s buttock and into Roundtree’s chest.

The witness, Taylor Singleton, disputes the report and says that the officer “sprayed” the room with gunfire and shot an unarmed Roundtree within the chest.

“The one motive I did not get hit is as a result of the bullet that went via Davante’s butt went previous me and went into the wall on the neighbor’s home,” Singleton stated.

See the disturbing footage beneath:

Davante Snowden sustained non-life threatening accidents and was charged with felony gun possession. His lawyer, Alex Washington, refuted San Antonio Police Division’s story, claiming that DNA testing carried out on a weapon discovered on the scene hadn’t contained Snowden’s fingerprints. He’s adamant that the bodycam footage will assist show that Snowden by no means had a weapon, and had solely stood up.

Charles Roundtree, nonetheless, sadly, died at solely 18-years-old on October 17, 2018. His household is suing the SAPD asserting that Snowden was unarmed and that Casanova didn’t present adequate medical consideration to Roundtree’s life-threatening gunshot wound on the scene.

Following the tragic taking pictures in October, SAPD Chief William McManus stated, “It is a very, very unlucky, tragic incident that occurred…Sadly, that one that was simply sitting there was killed by a bullet fired at somebody who was making an attempt to make use of lethal power in opposition to police.”

He then praised Casanova for his dealing with of the matter, stating, “The strategy was very skilled. There was nothing hostile about it and sadly, the response from the person with the gun was one thing he shouldn’t have executed.”

No disciplinary motion has been taken besides, Steve Casanova being positioned on administrative obligation as a part of the division’s normal protocol.

SAPD has but to touch upon the footage as a result of litigation continues to be pending. The household of Roundtree is suing for wrongful demise.

Relaxation in energy, Charles Roundtree.