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Officer Videotaped Shooting Unarmed Iraq War Veteran

HeadlineFeb 02, 2006

In Los Angeles, the FBI has launched a civil rights investigation into a police officer caught on videotape shooting an unarmed veteran of the Iraq war. The incident occurred Sunday night. Elio Carrion, an Air Force police officer, was riding in the passenger seat of a vehicle that failed to pull over on police orders. The vehicle then crashed outside of a nearby home. On the videotape, Carrion is seen following an officer’s demand to get up off the ground — but is then shot three times. He is reportedly in the hospital in good condition. The police officer has been put on a temporary leave of absence.

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