The family of an armed 17-year-old, Anthony Cano, who was fatally shot by an Arizona cop in January will receive a $1.1million settlement to bring closure.
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Bleeding and in handcuffs in a dark Chandler park, 17-year-old Anthony Cano explained that he d tried to toss the gun he was carrying so he wouldn t get shot.
The officer who shot him twice in the back, Chase Bebak-Miller, told the boy his action had been stupid. As Bebak-Miller explained to him, and later, to investigators, he thought Cano was pulling the gun on him.
The exchange was one of the new details found in a report released by Chandler police last week regarding the controversial January 2 shooting. The report also states that the boy flashed a gang sign and displayed his stolen firearm on Snapchat in the hours before the fatal shooting. Police released those photos to
Chandler police release new information about officer shooting that killed Anthony Cano, 17 Perry Vandell, Arizona Republic
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The Chandler Police Department released a redacted police report on Thursday afternoon about the Jan. 2 police shooting that ultimately killed 17-year-old Anthony Cano weeks later.
Chandler police issued the report eight days after they released unredacted body-camera footage showing Officer Chase Bebak-Miller attempting to stop Cano, who was riding a bicycle, before pursuing him in a foot chase into Gazelle Meadows Park and shooting Cano in the back twice when the teen reached for a handgun that fell out of his pocket.
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