Shortly before news of the fired officer's arrest was released, police reform activists and friends of Erik Cantu stood outside police headquarters Tuesday and demanded justice for the teenager.
George Ramos, the best friend of 17-year-old Erik Cantu, who was shot Oct. 2 by an SAPD officer, demands justice for the teen outside police headquarters Tuesday.The San Antonio Police Department has arrested former officer James Brennand on two counts of aggravated assault by a public official after a shooting that injured a 17-year-old male on Oct. 2, officials announced Tuesday.
Shortly before news of Brennand’s arrest was released, police reform activists and friends of Cantu stood outside police headquarters and demanded justice for the teenager. Ananda Tomas of Act 4 SA, a local police reform group, agreed. While she’s pleased Brennand was arrested quickly, she also doesn’t think aggravated assault is enough.“I do think he [Brennand] still should get attempted murder charges, because what he did was wrong,” Savage said.
Brennand’s body camera footage, released as the department announced his firing, showed that he violated several policies and procedures on Oct. 2 when he approached the car and fired 10 times, McManus said. Before other officers arrived, Brennand approached the car and opened the driver’s side door without warning — seeming to surprise the male driver who was still eating his meal. The teenager then put the car in reverse and attempted to leave.
“It started going bad from the very start of this encounter,” McManus said last week, questioning why the officer approached the vehicle in the first place. “You don’t know that for certain it’s the same vehicle, you don’t know for certain it’s the same driver.”
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