Police release video in Ark. patrol car shooting

Source: Associated Press

Police release video in Ark. patrol car shooting
By JEANNIE NUSS | Associated Press – 4 hrs ago..

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Police video recorded the night a young man was fatally shot in a northeast Arkansas patrol car while his hands were cuffed behind his back hasn't resolved questions about whether he shot himself in the head as officers said.

Jonesboro police released footage to The Associated Press and other news organizations under a Freedom of Information Act request this week. They released more footage Friday amid questions about why the first batch of video appeared to end before the officers found Chavis Carter, 21, slumped over and bleeding in the back of a patrol car on July 28 as described in a police report. Police have said officers had frisked Carter twice without finding a gun.

The second batch of video occurred after Carter was discovered, police said.

"There's still nothing in there about what actually happened with Chavis," Benjamin Irwin, a Memphis-based lawyer representing Carter's family, said Friday before the second batch of video had been released.

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Police release video in Ark. patrol car shooting (Original post)	Judi Lynn	Aug 2012	OP
its actually not uncommon for patrol officers to miss stuff on a search	loli phabay	Aug 2012	#1
It's not uncommon for "mysterious 18 minute gaps" to appear in evidence either.	Fuddnik	Aug 2012	#2
Little Rock, we have a problem	BrainMann1	Aug 2012	#3
Actually, it's Jonesboro that has the problem in this case	Art_from_Ark	Aug 2012	#5
Is there a camera for the backseat?	ProgressiveProfessor	Aug 2012	#4
What the officers may have said or acted like is important	Ash_F	Aug 2012	#6
I an see that...	ProgressiveProfessor	Aug 2012	#7
Not necessarily, the camera pics up audio.	Ash_F	Aug 2012	#12
I think the most likely scenario..	EX500rider	Aug 2012	#8
They aren't that stupid.	NOLALady	Aug 2012	#9
Well police do tend to have a grasp of police procedure... n/t	EX500rider	Aug 2012	#10
My Understanding Is That The Weapon Was Fired Twice	DallasNE	Aug 2012	#11
Rear seats in patrol cars are made of one peice molded plastic, there's no crack.	xtraxritical	Aug 2012	#14
Prediction: the video of the actual incident will be declared "lost." nt	SunSeeker	Aug 2012	#13
I don't have high hopes for this...	Blue_Tires	Aug 2012	#15

Response to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sat Aug 18, 2012, 04:48 AM

loli phabay (2,831 posts)

1. its actually not uncommon for patrol officers to miss stuff on a search

i have contact with deputies at a local jail pretty uch on a daily basis and the horror stories they tell of people coming in and being searched by them and having knifes in their pockets or boots and yes even on occasion handguns missed by the patrol officers. No idea what happened here though.

Police release video in Ark. patrol car shooting

1. its actually not uncommon for patrol officers to miss stuff on a search

2. It's not uncommon for "mysterious 18 minute gaps" to appear in evidence either.

3. Little Rock, we have a problem

5. Actually, it's Jonesboro that has the problem in this case

4. Is there a camera for the backseat?

6. What the officers may have said or acted like is important

7. I an see that...

12. Not necessarily, the camera pics up audio.

8. I think the most likely scenario..

9. They aren't that stupid.

10. Well police do tend to have a grasp of police procedure... n/t

11. My Understanding Is That The Weapon Was Fired Twice

14. Rear seats in patrol cars are made of one peice molded plastic, there's no crack.

13. Prediction: the video of the actual incident will be declared "lost." nt

15. I don't have high hopes for this...