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| Chavis Carter footage released amid questions in alleged police car suicide | Chavis Carter footage released amid questions in alleged police car suicide |
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| Police footage taken from the night officers say a suspect in Arkansas managed to fatally shoot himself in the head – despite having his hands cuffed behind his back – has failed to remove questions over the incident. | Police footage taken from the night officers say a suspect in Arkansas managed to fatally shoot himself in the head – despite having his hands cuffed behind his back – has failed to remove questions over the incident. |
| Chavis Carter died in the back of a patrol car on 28 July after being picked up in a traffic stop in Jonesboro during which drugs were discovered in the vehicle. | Chavis Carter died in the back of a patrol car on 28 July after being picked up in a traffic stop in Jonesboro during which drugs were discovered in the vehicle. |
| The 21-year-old black man had been searched twice by officers, but a handgun that officers say the suspect later used to shoot himself was not found. Questions have also been raised as to how the left-handed Carter was able to deliver a fatal shot to his right temple while in restraints. | The 21-year-old black man had been searched twice by officers, but a handgun that officers say the suspect later used to shoot himself was not found. Questions have also been raised as to how the left-handed Carter was able to deliver a fatal shot to his right temple while in restraints. |
| On Friday, following a Freedom of Information Act request by multiple news organizations, police released footage of the immediate aftermath of Carter's death. | On Friday, following a Freedom of Information Act request by multiple news organizations, police released footage of the immediate aftermath of Carter's death. |
| They had earlier handed over a video taken before the suspect's body was discovered. But that first video failed to provide any answers to the dead man's family, who claim that he was killed by police. | They had earlier handed over a video taken before the suspect's body was discovered. But that first video failed to provide any answers to the dead man's family, who claim that he was killed by police. |
| Chavis died from a single gunshot wound to the head. | Chavis died from a single gunshot wound to the head. |
| He had earlier been detained – alongside two other suspects – by officers searching for drugs in the back of a truck they had noticed parked on the street with its lights on. | He had earlier been detained – alongside two other suspects – by officers searching for drugs in the back of a truck they had noticed parked on the street with its lights on. |
| Having found a set of scales giving off a strong smell of marijuana, and a bag containing a white substance, a check was run on Carter revealing an outstanding warrant for the Mississippi resident, according to copy of the police report posted online. | Having found a set of scales giving off a strong smell of marijuana, and a bag containing a white substance, a check was run on Carter revealing an outstanding warrant for the Mississippi resident, according to copy of the police report posted online. |
| The suspect was then handcuffed with his hands behind his back and led to the back seat of a patrol car. | The suspect was then handcuffed with his hands behind his back and led to the back seat of a patrol car. |
| It was while in restraints and in the rear of the police car that Carter is alleged to have shot himself. | It was while in restraints and in the rear of the police car that Carter is alleged to have shot himself. |
| In an apparent copy of the official incident report posted online by TheGrio.com, an officer states that he heard a "loud thump and a metallic sound" while speaking to the two other suspects. | In an apparent copy of the official incident report posted online by TheGrio.com, an officer states that he heard a "loud thump and a metallic sound" while speaking to the two other suspects. |
| But he said he dismissed it as the sound of a car driving over a piece of metal on the roadway. | But he said he dismissed it as the sound of a car driving over a piece of metal on the roadway. |
| It was only after the two other suspects were sent away that Carter's body was discovered, one officer recorded. | It was only after the two other suspects were sent away that Carter's body was discovered, one officer recorded. |
| "We went to the rear passenger side door, opened it and I observed Carter in a sitting position slumped forward with his head in his lap. | "We went to the rear passenger side door, opened it and I observed Carter in a sitting position slumped forward with his head in his lap. |
| "There was a large amount of blood on the front oh his shirt, pants, seats and floor. His hands were cuffed behind his back." | "There was a large amount of blood on the front oh his shirt, pants, seats and floor. His hands were cuffed behind his back." |
| The incident has raised questions, not least over how officers apparently failed to find the gun on Carter during an initial search. | The incident has raised questions, not least over how officers apparently failed to find the gun on Carter during an initial search. |
| It has also been considered suspicious that the suspect died as a result of a gunshot wound to the right temple, as Carter was left handed and handcuffed at the time. | It has also been considered suspicious that the suspect died as a result of a gunshot wound to the right temple, as Carter was left handed and handcuffed at the time. |
| The dead man's mother, Teresa Carter, has accused police of a cover up. | The dead man's mother, Teresa Carter, has accused police of a cover up. |
| Amid growing media interest in the case, police agreed to release footage from a dashboard camera that captured events leading up to Carter's death. It shows the suspect being led to a patrol car. | Amid growing media interest in the case, police agreed to release footage from a dashboard camera that captured events leading up to Carter's death. It shows the suspect being led to a patrol car. |
| But it failed to provide any clues as to what happened after he was put in the vehicle. | But it failed to provide any clues as to what happened after he was put in the vehicle. |
| "There's still nothing in there about what actually happened with Chavis," Benjamin Irwin, a lawyer for the Carter family, said. | "There's still nothing in there about what actually happened with Chavis," Benjamin Irwin, a lawyer for the Carter family, said. |
| A second batch of video clips was released Friday. It contains an audio exchange between two unseen men – thought to be officers – shortly after the suspect's body is discovered. | A second batch of video clips was released Friday. It contains an audio exchange between two unseen men – thought to be officers – shortly after the suspect's body is discovered. |
| "He was breathing a second ago," says one, while another is heard stating: "I patted him down. I don't know where he had it hidden." | "He was breathing a second ago," says one, while another is heard stating: "I patted him down. I don't know where he had it hidden." |
| The Jonesboro police department has asked the FBI to assist in its investigation into the incident | The Jonesboro police department has asked the FBI to assist in its investigation into the incident |
| Special agent Kimberly Brunell told the Guardian earlier this month: "We are monitoring the situation and we have received certain information, investigative information has been shared with us." | Special agent Kimberly Brunell told the Guardian earlier this month: "We are monitoring the situation and we have received certain information, investigative information has been shared with us." |
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