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APD shooting: No video from officer cameras Albuquerque police say no video of a fatal APD-involved shooting in July came from officer on-body cameras. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT TONIGHT ABOUT THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICERS WHO SHOT AND KILLED JEREMY ROBERTSON, AFTER THEY SAY HE FLED FROM DETECTIVES WITH A GUN. WE RECEIVED NEW LAPEL VIDEO FROM THAT DAY, BUT LITTLE CAN BE SEEN. AND POLICE JUST CONFIRMED, NONE OF THE VIDEO FROM THE OFFICERS' CAMERAS, SHOWS THE SHOOTING. KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER MATT HOWERTON IS HERE WITH DETAILS. DOUG--SHELLY WE REQUESTED THAT LAPEL CAMERA VIDEO HOURS AFTER THE SHOOTING. WE WERE EXPECTING TO SEE THE POINT OF VIEW FROM THE TWO OFFICERS WHO SHOT ROBERTSON... BUT WHAT WE GOT WAS SOMETHING ENTIRELY DIFFERENT. AND NOW WE'VE LEARNED--NONE OF THE OFFICERS' CAMERAS CAUGHT THE SHOOTING ON VIDEO. POLICE SHOUTING THEN GUNFIRE. THESE ARE THE FINAL MOMENTS OF JEREMY ROBERTSON'S LIFE. THE WANTED 33 YEAR OLD RAN INTO ALBUQUERQUE DETECTIVES AT THE GIANT GAS STATION NEAR CENTRAL AND EUBANK IN JULY. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? ARMED WITH A GUN---POLICE SAY ROBERTSON FLED TO THE VALERO GAS STATION ACROSS THE STREET... THEN HEADED UP GLORIETTA. WHERE HE WAS MET BY SWAT OFFICERS ANTHONY SEDLER AND RAMON ORNELAS. YOU HEAR THEM ASK ROBERTSON TO DROP HIS WEAPON IN THIS SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE FROM A NEARBY BUSINESS. POLICE SHOUTING THEN GUNSHOTS... GUNSHOTS ACCORDING TO OUR PARTNERS AT THE JOURNAL BOTH SEDLER AND ORNELAS HAVE SHOT AND KILLED FOUR SUSPECTS SINCE 2010. KOAT REQUESTED THEIR LAPEL CAMERA VIDEO FROM THE DAY ROBERTSON DIED... THIS IS WHAT WE GOT... THE FOOTAGE SHOWS BOTH OFFICERS WALKING AROUND THE SCENE...BUT NEVER PULLING A TRIGGER. LATE TONIGHT, A-P-D CONFIRMED-- "At the time of this incident we were investigating to see if any of the other officers who responded to the scene had on body video of the actual shooting but that was not the case." EARLIER THIS YEAR--THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT APD OFFICERS NOT USING ON-BODY CAMERAS PROPERLY. AND THAT SOME WEREN'T DISCIPLINED FOR FAILING TO FOLLOW POLICY, WHICH REQUIRES THE CAMERAS BE TURNED ON ANYTIME OFFICERS COULD MAKE CONTACT WITH THE PUBLIC. APD SAYS ROBERTSON WAS SHOT BECAUSE HE POSED AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO OFFICERS. IN A-P-D'S STATEMENT, A SPOKESWOMAN ALSO EXPLAINED-- "THE EVENT UNFOLDED IN SECONDS AND THE OFFICERS WHO WERE RESPONDING CAME IN FROM A DIFFERENT DIRECTION AND WERE NOT EXPECTING TO SEE THE SUSPECT RUNNING BY THEM WITH A GUN. THE RETAIL VIDEO SHOWS THEM ARRIVING AND HOW QUICKLY THE INCIDENT WENT CRITICAL AND THE OFFICERS HAD TO MAKE A SPLIT SECOND DECISION. BACK TO YOU. EARLIER THIS YEAR, ANOTHER ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICER CAME BACK FROM A DEADLY SHOOTING WITHOUT LAPEL VIDEO. OFFICER JEREMY DEAR SHOT AND KILLED MARY HAWKES IN APRIL. TASER, THE COMPANY THAT MAKES A-P-D'S LAPEL CAMERAS SAYS, IT COULDN'T PULL ANY VIDEO FROM DEAR'S CAMERA. THE COMPANY DOESN'T KNOW WHETHER DEAR TURNED THE CAMERA OFF, OR IF IT