Scottsdale police release body-cam video of deadly shootout involving police during rush hour
By: The Scottsdale Police Department released on Wednesday, graphic body-camera video from an officer who shot and killed a suspect during a gun battle more than a month ago.
The edited video shows the officers getting behind the SUV 52-year-old Laquanza Young was driving on Scottsdale Road and Cactus Road on March 21 just before 5:30 p.m.
Young got into the left turn lane at the intersection, and the officer turned on his emergency lights.
The suspect stops at the intersection and gets out of his SUV. That’s when the officer gets out of his patrol SUV with his rifle and tells Young to stay in the SUV, police said.
Unfortunately, in the department’s release, the narrator talks over the body-cam video, so it’s unclear what the officer actually said.
Young opened fire, and two officers returned fire.
The suspect got back in his SUV, still pointing a gun at officers, investigators said. Police continue shooting “until they perceive there was no threat to the surrounding community or themselves,” investigators said.
The department released body-cam video from only one officer because the second officer didn’t activate his body-camera.
Young died in the SUV. No officers were hurt.
Police said the SUV was stolen from Phoenix, and Scottsdale spotted it using an automatic license plate reader.