Video Shows San Antonio Cop Shooting Teen Eating A McDonald's Burger In His Car

A San Antonio police officer was fired on Wednesday after he shot a 17-year-old driver who was consuming a McDonald’s sandwich in his automobile.

James Brennand was a probationary officer who had been with the division for simply seven months. In accordance with mySA, he initially reported that he shot on the teen’s automobile after it hit him. Nevertheless, physique digital camera footage of the incident didn’t again up his story.

The video confirmed Brennand on an unrelated name when he noticed a maroon automobile in a McDonald’s car parking zone and concluded it had lately fled from him.

Brennand referred to as for help, approached the automobile and opened the driving force aspect door. Erik Cantu and an unnamed 17-year-old feminine passenger had been inside, per a police report described by KSAT-TV.

“Get out of the automobile!” Brennand informed Cantu, who was munching on a McDonald’s burger.

“Why?” Cantu requested as his automobile started to maneuver backward. Brennand responded by firing his gun a number of instances.

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It’s unclear from the footage whether or not the teenager was backing up as a result of taking his foot off the brake or if he put the automobile into reverse, the San Antonio Present famous.

Cantu suffered a number of gunshot wounds within the capturing, KSAT-TV reported. He was delivered to a close-by hospital the place he's reportedly recovering, in response to KENS-TV.

The unnamed passenger was reportedly not injured.

Cantu was additionally charged with evading detention and assault on a police officer, mySA famous.

The capturing investigation may take as much as one yr to finish because the Bexar County District Legal professional’s Workplace evaluations proof from the capturing and prices in opposition to Cantu.