Officer who killed UIW student yelled “Stop .. Stop” repeatedly before shooting him

Before former University of the Incarnate Word police Cpl. Christopher Carter fatally shot Robert Cameron Redus in December 2013, he told him repeatedly to stop resisting and warned the 23-year-old student that he would shoot him if Redus did not stop, according to an audio recording of the incident released Thursday.

But Carter radioed an incorrect location to the dispatcher when he first made contact with Redus and back-up units still did not know where Carter was even after Carter opened fire on Redus. At one point during the 11 minutes that led up to the shooting, Carter asked Redus what street they were on.

After Carter fired six shots at Redus — hitting him five times — he radioed to dispatch: “Shots fired, send EMS. I have one down.”

The dispatcher told Carter to hit his emergency toner.

Robert Cameron Redus is seen in a 2011 photo posted on his Facebook page. Redus was shot and killed Friday Dec. 6, 2013 by a University of Incarnate Word police officer. The UIW officer was placed on administrative leave while authorities investigate the shooting. less Robert Cameron Redus is seen in a 2011 photo posted on his Facebook page. Redus was shot and killed Friday Dec. 6, 2013 by a University of Incarnate Word police officer. The UIW officer was placed on ... more Photo: COURTESY Photo: COURTESY Image 1 of / 71 Caption Close Officer who killed UIW student yelled “Stop .. Stop” repeatedly before shooting him 1 / 71 Back to Gallery

“We can’t locate you,” the dispatcher said.

The release of the audio came after a grand jury on Tuesday voted not to indict Carter, clearing him of any criminal charges from the Dec. 6, 2013 shooting.

Carter told investigators he started following Redus along Broadway around 1:30 a.m. that December morning because he believed Redus was driving drunk, which was confirmed by an autopsy.

Carter, who was on duty, did not know that he was pursuing a student at the time, but as a licensed peace officer, he was authorized to arrest suspects outside his jurisdiction for serious offenses, including drunken driving, legal experts have said.

Carter has since resigned from the force.

Authorities have said Redus grabbed Carter’s baton and hit the officer with it before Carter, who was described as much larger than Redus, regained control of it. Redus broke from the officer’s grasp and came at him with a raised fist, and that’s when Carter opened fire, officials have said.

In a recent filing in the civil suit, the family’s attorneys disputed whether Redus ever wrested the baton from Carter and struck him. The lawyers also have argued that Carter lacked probable cause to pursue and arrest Redus.

The Redus family has also filed a civil wrongful death lawsuit against both UIW and Carter. The suit is making its way through the court, and the family’s attorney said this week that the lack of indictment neither helped nor hurt the case.

The Redus family is seeking between $1 million and $26 million in damages in the civil lawsuit.

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