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HPD release bodycam videos after man who stabbed 2 officers was fatally shot, but HPD omits stabbing, shooting footage: Here’s what HPD is saying about that
Read full article: HPD release bodycam videos after man who stabbed 2 officers was fatally shot, but HPD omits stabbing, shooting footage: Here’s what HPD is saying about thatThe Houston Police Department released body camera videos on Wednesday from an incident in February in which a man said to be “in mental crisis” stabbed two officers and then was fatally shot by an officer.
GRAPHIC VIDEOS: Houston police release body camera footage from August officer-involved shooting
Read full article: GRAPHIC VIDEOS: Houston police release body camera footage from August officer-involved shootingHouston police have released body camera footage from an officer-involved shooting from late August.
Police department policies vary when it comes to releasing body camera video
Read full article: Police department policies vary when it comes to releasing body camera video“If anyone wants to see a video they need to contact the police department,” Acevedo said. Acevedo said at present, only family members would be able to review video, and only if they approved its release. Lovie Williams Linzer is one family member who asked to see the body cam video of her nephew’s death. “We want to see the video and we won’t stop.”Differing video release policiesIn 2015, Texas adopted body camera guidelines for all law enforcement in the state, but they left the decision on whether to release the videos to each individual department. HPD remains committed to working with the family representative in such incidents and to the issue of transparency regarding body worn cameras.”