Body-cam footage depicts fatal SDPD shooting of suspect in Golden Hill

Body cam footage published from April fatal shooting in Golden Hill Photo courtesy of San Diego Police Department on YouTube The San Diego Police Department has disclosed edited body camera footage from an officer-involved shooting in Golden Hill last month Police fatally shot -year-old Enrique Cortez Jr following a -minute car chase that was prompted by reports of Cortez wielding a rifle and handgun in San Ysidro While the entirety of the chase is not shown in the video there are edited portions that illustrate the pursuit which eventually veered off Interstate and into Golden Hill Shooting Location In the video Cortez crashes into a house and an SDPD cruiser backs up behind his truck An officer discharges a couple of rounds toward the van and other officers order Cortez not to move and to put his hands outside the window A gun appears to discharge and Cortez reacts putting his hands and head back into the automobile while an officer says Watch your gun Watch your gun Right after Cortez appears to again put his hands outside the driver s side window Acting Sergeant Bryan Shields discharges rounds back-to-back at the driver s side door and one final shot a meager seconds later While the distributed footage includes efforts to resuscitate Cortez there is no indication of how much time elapsed between the shooting and when the officers waited to administer diagnostic aid Cortez was pronounced dead at the scene upon the arrival of paramedics The episode is at this time under scrutiny by the San Diego County Sheriff s Office homicide unit and will be reviewed by the San Diego District Attorney s office Additionally the Federal Bureau of Inquiry and the U S Attorney s Office will monitor the review The edited body cam footage is available for the inhabitants to view on the San Diego Police Department s YouTube channel