Fort Worth police have released body-worn camera footage from a late-night domestic disturbance on Bonita Drive that ended in an officer-involved shooting and a trip to the hospital for the man at the center of it all.
Officers were called out last Wednesday after reports of a domestic disturbance and a man firing rounds in the street, according to witnesses. The newly released video tracks the lead-up to the confrontation and the split-second moment when an officer opened fire. The man, whose case remains under investigation, was taken to a hospital after the shooting.
As reported by WFAA, the department made the footage public, and local outlets quickly picked it up. The Fort Worth Police Department also pushed out an update on its official channels, saying detectives with its Major Case Unit are handling the case and that more details will come once evidence collection is complete.
What the footage shows
Body-worn and neighborhood security cameras captured a man firing shots into the neighborhood before officers arrived, according to NBC 5. When officers confronted him, Fort Worth Police Chief Eddie Garcia told reporters the man “did not follow orders” before an officer fired…