Note: The above videowas provided by the Texas Rangers to LCSO. It contains written text from authorities, along with body camera footage from Wolfforth and Lubbock officers. Some of the footage was clipped for brevity.
LUBBOCK, Texas — The Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office released body camera footage on Friday of the deadly officer-involved shooting of Texas Tech student Erskin Jenkins, 20, that took place in November.
On November 23 around 10:15 p.m., LCSO and Wolfforth Police were called to the 400 block of 14th Street for a disturbance involving an armed person. Authorities said Jenkins was threatening others in the residence. While evacuating the occupants, LCSO said Jenkins brandished a weapon, and a deputy shot him. Jenkins died at the scene.
Records were withheld and suddenly released
EverythingLubbock.com previously requested the video and a report of the incident and in June received a letter from an attorney representing the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office seeking to withhold the records. The letter cited several exemptions under the Texas Government Code, including parts that classify certain law enforcement and homeland security information as confidential. The letter argued releasing the information could interfere with ongoing investigations and compromise law enforcement techniques and procedures…