La Marque police release bodycam video from fatal shooting of Joshua Feast
Joel Eisenbaum, Investigative Reporter
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LA MARQUE, Texas – La Marque police released video Monday from the bodyworn camera of the officer who shot a man to death earlier this month.
The City of La Marque said they received requests for Officer Jose Santos’ bodyworn camera footage in the Dec. 9 shooting of 22-year-old Joshua Feast.
“The Texas Public Information Act requires this specific footage to be released near the end of December. In keeping with the city’s promise of transparency, the video is being released early on Monday, December 21, 2020,” a news release from the City of La Marque said.
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HOUSTON - La Marque Police have released body camera video that shows an officer shooting a man to death earlier this month. Shortly after the video was released, a number of people protested outside LaMarque City Hall.
On the police bodycam video, you can see 22-year-old Joshua Feast is shot seconds after LaMarque Police Officer Jose Santos gets out of his police cruiser. Feast appears to be holding something in his hand.
Ben Crump released the following statement on the bodycam footage of the killing of Joshua Feast, a 22-year-old Black man, who was shot to death by La Marque police officer
Jose Santos on Dec. 9, 2020, as he was running away, posing no threat.
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Today, the City of La Marque released the video footage captured by Officer Jose Santos’ body camera on the night he shot and killed Joshua Feast. As we had previously suspected, Officer Santos didn’t give Joshua any verbal commands, but shot him in the back as he tried to run away. This footage portrays one thing: A defenseless man was shot in the back when he had not disobeyed a single lawful command and posed no threat to the officer.
Press play to watch the released bodycam footage. We know our community has questions, said La Marque Police Chief Kirk Jackson in a Facebook post. We are releasing information as soon as we are able while maintaining the integrity of the investigation and complying with our legal obligations. We ask for continued patience as the investigation unfolds. Our condolences, thoughts and prayers remain with the family and friends of Joshua Feast.
You can watch the released bodycam footage in the video player above.
Feast was shot to death by Officer Jose Santos on Dec. 9. across the street from Feast s uncle s house, where he was staying.
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