The gruesome footage adds significant new details to the public’s understanding of the March 18 encounter in which Dalaneo Martin was killed.
worn by D.C. police officers on the scene, adds significant details to the public’s understanding of the March 18 encounter — revealing not only the moment Martin was shot, but also officers strategizing for how to take him into custody as he sat, apparently asleep, in the front seat of a vehicle they believed to be stolen. Before officers embark on a plan to stealthily access the vehicle and restrain the teen, one D.C.
On the scene, body-cam footage shows the D.C. police officers and Park Police officers discussing how to remove Martin from the stolen vehicle — planning to quietly cut plastic wrap that is serving as a replacement for one of the vehicle’s windows, then unlock the door and grab the teen by his hands.“If he doesn’t get startled and he doesn’t wake up, then we’re going to try to get in there, grab him before he puts that car into gear,” one D.C. police officer says to the group.
“I have to cut, make sure he doesn’t get startled, then unlock it quietly,” the officer adds later. “If he doesn’t get startled then and he still knocked the hell out, then I can open the door and make entrance for anyone to go in there and grab him as soon as possible”Body-cam footage shows a D.C. police officer unlocking the back door of the vehicle without waking Martin.
Police later discovered a firearm inside the vehicle. Senior D.C. officials said the officers did not know about the gun until after the vehicle had crashed.
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