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Chattanooga police seeking footage of officer-related shooting of man Chattanooga police seeking footage of officer-related shooting
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Authorities were on Sunday seeking video footage of Chattanooga police fatally shooting a man they say threatened a child and an officer who tried to help.Authorities were on Sunday seeking video footage of Chattanooga police fatally shooting a man they say threatened a child and an officer who tried to help.
Police said officers found Javario Eagle armed and with the child at about 12pm on Saturday. Police said Eagle entered and exited a house multiple times, refusing to follow officers’ directions. They said that at one point he exited the house holding the child and brandishing a knife and firearm.Police said officers found Javario Eagle armed and with the child at about 12pm on Saturday. Police said Eagle entered and exited a house multiple times, refusing to follow officers’ directions. They said that at one point he exited the house holding the child and brandishing a knife and firearm.
Police said the child escaped and was rescued by an officer. Police then opened fire after, they said, Eagle “moved aggressively” towards the officer and child, brandishing the weapons.Police said the child escaped and was rescued by an officer. Police then opened fire after, they said, Eagle “moved aggressively” towards the officer and child, brandishing the weapons.
The police statement seeking video did not specify what kind of footage authorities wanted.The police statement seeking video did not specify what kind of footage authorities wanted.
When asked whether seeking video was standard, police chief Fred Fletcher told the Chattanooga Times Free Press “it will become common procedure” if it hasn’t been.When asked whether seeking video was standard, police chief Fred Fletcher told the Chattanooga Times Free Press “it will become common procedure” if it hasn’t been.