Outraged After Video Shows Response To Suspect Reaching For Gun

555 The Fort Worth police released additional bodycam footage of the fatal shooting of JaQuavion Slaton in response to criticism from the community that officers had not tried to de-escalate the situation before firing their weapons (video below). Police were already looking for the 20-year-old Slaton in connection with an aggravated assault on a woman at University of Texas - Tyler in April when they responded to a 911 call about him at about 4 p.m. on June 9, WFAA reported. Fort Worth Interim Police Chief Ed Krauss said the 911 caller told police Slaton was "yelling at a family member who was too afraid to call police and that he had a knife." When police arrived, Slaton and his cousin took off running and police officers followed, WFAA reported. Fort Worth police released initial bodycam video of the shooting faster than usual in an effort to head off violent protests after outraged community activists demanded action. That bodycam video showed Slaton and his cousin took off into backyards and over fences as they fled from police. At one point in the video, Slaton had a black gun in his hand as he ran from officers. His cousin was caught by police first, the video showed. Officers located Slaton hiding inside a white pickup truck, the video showed. The officers surrounded the cab of the pickup truck and ordered Slaton to put his hands up. Slaton failed to follow or respond to officers' commands, the video showed. Then one of the officers said "he's reaching" just before multiple officers opened fire on the truck. A loaded handgun was found inside the truck with Slaton, WFAA reported. The newly-released dashcam video and bodycam video from seven more officers released on Tuesday clearly showed that officers only had seconds to try and make the arrest of the armed suspect. One bodycam video showed an officer had just started to break out the driver's window on the truck when officers saw the suspect move and opened fire.

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