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Thu Mar 5, 2015, 08:29 PM Mar 2015

Tarrant County DA’s office requests Grapevine police not release video of shooting of Mexican nat'l

The Tarrant County District Attorney’s office has asked Grapevine police to not release dash-cam video of a February officer-involved shooting that left an unarmed North Richland Hills man dead, the department said Thursday in a news release.

The district attorney’s office requested the video not be released as it is considered evidence.

“Due process requires that evidence not be released to the public while the investigation is pending,” the news release said.

Ruben Garcia Villalpando, 31, was fatally shot last month by Officer Robert Clark following a chase from Grapevine to Euless.

Read more: http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/2015/03/tarrant-county-district-attorneys-office-requests-police-not-release-dash-cam-video-of-fatal-shooting.html/

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