San Antonio 17-year-old Erik Cantu remains on life support after being shot earlier this month by an officer as he was eating a hamburger in a McDonald’s parking lot. NBC News’ Morgan Chesky has the latest.
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I didn’t even know this happened in my home town till rn, kind sad
Shouldn’t the Murderer in the police costume even identify himself first? Just walk over pop the car door open. They cant say he’s racist now, alot of these policemen are just sick in the head
The origin of this is the guy shouldn’t have fled from the cops to begin with. The cop is wrong for shooting, but this could have all been avoided if the guy wouldn’t have fled a few days prior.
Aggravated assault!? Wtf. Clearly attempted murder
Reporting the news and not swaying people’s attention one way or the other. Though I feel pretty upset that this happened.
That was a assasination
Wow fired good now sue the police dept and the excop
Fight tyranny shoot back
Cops like these ruin the reputation that most cops in the US have.
Cops should be chosen by the people like mayors and sheriffs this is not justice man we the people should decide what officer is fit to protect and serve us!
Pigs need to be stopped
I don’t have an opinion about the actual case. What I do have an opinion on is the blood sucking money grabbing leach of a lawyer Ben Krump. Krump you sir are an absolute piece of garbage who simply runs case to case. You are a piece of sh*+
What happened??
Woe that cop is a murderer
Hope the guy recovers
America criticizing our police here in phillipinese and the war on drugs, but can’t even follow the rule of law when it comes to policing and exciting the right procedures in a regular encounter 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
Hypocrite asf
This young man had a mouth full of food and a burger visibly in his hand, with his other hand on the steering wheel? What did he do to endanger this officers life? Please inform me
Trigger happy Americans….
May I just say as a person that is against defunding the police that is what I call a bad cop. That cop deserves to be fire and be behind bars for a long time for that. He had not right opening that door to begin with. Let alone firing gun shots and a person who was non threatening to the former officers life.
Also how do you open fire on an individual and only be charged with “aggravated assault”? How about attempted voluntary manslaughter? He 100% would have killed that young man if he didn’t get an adrenaline burst and drive away.
Ok before we get all whiny yes it was wrong to shoot him but this “kid” is fleeing officer instead of cooperating first like this kid knew what was up by instantly driving away .
When you loosen gun laws you also loosen normal conversation.
1:10
Peace officer? Nothing peaceful about shooting someone for no reason if you ask me.
Evil demon. 🖕🏿👮♂️
Jesus bro wtf
What a psycho
That teen was shot because he is white! Where is Kanye West when we need him to begin the White Lives Matter mostly peaceful riots?
He shouldn’t have been released at all, that was attempted murder
Dude just opened his door and started shooting like a police hitman. Didn’t announce himself, show his badge or anything.
The poor dude was eating some of the worst fast food on earth and found one of the worst humans on earth.
So Texas piggies have no issue rushing a car they thought they recognized, but God forbid actually doing something to actually save someone. Remember Uvalde
You know it’s corrupt when you can pay to get out of jail.
Que corran a todos los de la estación de policía y que metan a la cárcel a ese policía asesino como lo van a dejar libre a pero si hubiera sido al revés asta ledan pena de muerte a ese muchacho por que en Texas tienen esa ley
The reality that this is the norm in our society is testament to the degree of authoritarian State violence that we’ve joyfully adopted, not ceded, adopted. We’re all complicit idiots.
Why did he open the car door?
Run away from ME, will ya??? The Blue ego is insane!!!
I am still praying for this young man to make a recovery.
WTF is wrong with the US… Jesus Christ the kid was having a burger!
I think about this boy everyday I hope he survives so bad
Who cares, it’s Texas.
The better question is why did dumb a** drive off, I am willing to bet he knew what was going on.
Crooked officers smh
That’s attempted murder omg
Over for McDonaldcels.. If he was chad, policer officer would have sent his daughter after him for seed
Law is my law, comply with the law bang bang bang
This police man should get maximum prison sentence if the boy live, if he doesn’t,he should get death penalty.
I dont see any threat there wtf was he thinking
That cop needs to go to jail
Wtf is wrong with you Americans?!? 😢
Did you see that mustache though? How do you NOT shoot at him??
Cops need to be held to the same standards as civilians in all cases, and with the same consequences. This is heartbreaking.
Why can’t I share this? Lol
The devil has blue eyes
just a reminder that the well funded and supported officers of the Uvalde police department Let the children bleed out for over an hour for “officer safety”. Arresting the parents outside, and targeting and retaliating against the mother who spoke to the media after saving a classroom of kids. I’m getting tired of the “just a few bad apples” excuse to ignore glaring systemic issues with the powerful institution of policing. They aren’t here to help you and aren’t legally required to
It’s like when your whole fries flash before your very eyes. 🍟👀✝️
At least he wasn’t black, right?
Why he run? Lol
Why the cop fire 6 times?
His dumb decision to pull away from an office while his vehicle door was open aka attempted assault and a peace officer
Tf bro do
Bro… this is premeditated attempted murder.
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That’s not self defense… That’s attempted murder from a man with a badge and gun. How you gonna feel threatened after seeing a guy trying to eat his cheeseburger peacefully in the privacy of his own car and away from crazy cops.
Multiple shots like his life depended on it 🤦♂️
Murderous.. cop
That guy doesn’t deserve to be free or be alive straight up just fired immediately kid had a burger in his hand
He didn’t even look like a threat …………. This officer HAD TO BE HIGH ON SOMETHING
Even if he did how would that excuse opening his door and firing? Looking intimidating is not something one can control
@smae yea definitely high on something
Just an average day interacting with Texas police.
honestly how Americans can live their everyday life knowing they could get shot literally by anyone, citizens or even the cops for literally no absolute reason
If the cop is smart he’ll flee the country while he’s out on bond. Unless he prefers a life in prison
This is total madness.
Just in USA you cant see stuff like this.
wtf is hapening with the police from your country???
A C A B 🐷🔫
Why shoot him? Let him drive away you POS! Take his information down. It would have caught up to him eventually by another pig cop… now he’s fighting for his life. ACAB!!!
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Dumb cop and criminal too
this is just another case after thousands of similar cases.
you know what? nothing will change. i repeat, nothing. we only wait for another chance to type ‘condolence’.
Jesus Christ, that officer did him dirty. Can’t even eat a burger like a normal person
He’s going to survive, God willing.
“Shots fired! Shots fired!”
But WHYYYYYY????????
White people abusing mexicans again
Sickening!!!!!!!
They called the cop “a peace officer”!
This cop should get the death penalty if he dies. Period.
The cop opens the kids door and shoots him as the kid backs up perpendicular to the cop. The cop was not in danger. I do not consider myself a liberal and don’t dislike most cops, but come on this cop just shot him for almost no reason.
And people wonder why minorities don’t trust the police
Hmmm I wonder why people don’t trust the police? 🤔
America is not a democracy and you people are as far from civilised as humans can get.
So, in America you just have to drop 200k to get away from murder, what a great country, lmao.
Justified Ben crump is the most corrupt person ever
AND the 200k bond was paid!? BY WHO?? Let him go to jail. Let the charges go through and more.
The guy was as confused as anybody else would of been if a random officer opened your door and told you to get out.
So many shots fired was completely unnecessary for a single unarmed person. You’re trained to defend yourself and bring suspects in alive if possible. Not cold just cause. He should be charged with attempted murder too.
Here’s the irony. The cop shouldn’t have shot him…but the kid deserved it.
“Those many shots”? This ambulance chaser is just about illiterate.
Wtf Texas…. Do better
STAY AWAY FROM MY HOME
Get out of the car??? Then shooting him??? Bro this sounds more like a carjacker murdering someone after a failed attempt to hijack. Do they seriously have these monsters walk in uniform “protecting” the civilians???
That man that pulled the trigger needs to put that thing in his own mouth and take his own life. Live by the sword, die by the sword.
Why did he shoot that child? He didn’t do anything. Send Brennan to prison.
Cops should get approval from control room before releasing shots..One man alone shouldn’t take a decision