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Video Shows Police Officers Fatally Shooting Phoenix Man in His Parked Car

HeadlineJul 07, 2020

And another warning to viewers: This story also contains disturbing footage. Outrage is mounting in Phoenix, Arizona, over the fatal police shooting of 28-year-old James Porter Garcia while he was in a parked car in a residential driveway on Saturday. Four officers surrounded the car; at least two of the officers had their guns drawn and pointed at the car. An eyewitness who filmed the shooting said Garcia had been sleeping in the car, and others who knew the victim say he was unarmed. But police officers claim he armed himself, which led to the officers shooting and killing him. Protesters are demanding police release bodycam footage.

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