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Dallas Releases Body-Cam Footage of Deep Ellum Shooting That Killed Young Father

Body-cam footage shows an officer shooting a distraught friend with city and prosecuting authorities now probing the incident.

Dallas police released body camera footage of a shooting in Deep Ellum that left a 21-year-old man dead and another injured.
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Overview

  • Dallas Police released video showing Officer Luis Garza-Fuantos firing one shot at 19-year-old Tevin Valentine after mistaking him for the gunman.
  • The footage captures Valentine holding a stolen University Park firearm over the body of 21-year-old Kaylen Fritz, who later died from his wounds.
  • No arrests have been made in the July 5 parking lot brawl on Canton Street that left Fritz dead and four others wounded.
  • The Dallas Police Special Investigations Unit, Dallas County District Attorney’s Office and the Office of Community Police Oversight have opened investigations into the officer-involved shooting.
  • Activists and Fritz’s family are demanding full transparency and strengthened safety measures in Deep Ellum’s entertainment district.