Body camera footage of protester killed by GSP trooper ‘doesn’t exist,’ GBI officials say

ATLANTA — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation stated there is no such thing as a footage from physique cameras of the deadly shootout between a Georgia State Patrol trooper and protester Wednesday close to the positioning of Atlanta’s proposed public security coaching heart.

GBI officers stated protester Manuel Esteban Paez Teran, 26, was shot and killed by GSP troopers. This occurred after officers stated Teran shot the trooper with out warning, prompting their assault.

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Buddies and fellow protestors of Teran have repeatedly claimed to Channel 2 Motion Information that they have been peacefully protesting.

Fellow protesters advised the Atlanta Journal-Structure they questioned the official account of occasions and stated physique digital camera footage from regulation enforcement officers who responded to the incident would assist clarify what occurred that day.

GBI advised the AJC that footage doesn’t exist as a result of it was not captured on physique digital camera.

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In keeping with a GBI “face sheet” obtained by AJC, GSP troopers have been the one ones concerned within the encounter, and that responding regulation enforcement departments arrived after the incident concluded.

In keeping with Georgia’s Police Accountability Act, all regulation enforcement businesses should present a body-worn digital camera to every peace officer of the regulation enforcement company.

A GSP spokesperson advised AJC that the majority troopers are usually not issued body-worn cameras, however they do have dashboard cameras of their patrol vehicles.

It’s unclear if any GSP dashboard cameras caught the incident.

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Channel 2 Motion Information reached out to GSP and GBI to search out out extra about why troopers don’t put on physique cameras however has not obtained a response.

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