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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. |
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