Newly released body-camera footage from the Fort Worth Police Department is raising fresh questions after one officer appeared to challenge his partner’s decision to open fire on a woman who was running toward her home, asking, “Why’d you shoot?” moments after the gunshot rang out.
The video, released Friday by the Texas city, stems from a July 15 encounter in southwest Fort Worth that ended with an officer firing a single round at 33-year-old Leandra Johnson. She was not struck by the bullet and was taken into custody. The department has since opened an internal investigation into the officer’s use of force.
According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, police were dispatched to the 1700 block of Belshire Court around 8:45 p.m. after a 911 caller reported that a woman had fired a gun into several trees in the neighborhood.
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The 911 Call
Audio released alongside the body-camera footage captured the caller telling dispatchers they initially believed the loud noises were fireworks before realizing they had likely heard gunfire…