HPD release bodycam videos after man who stabbed 2 officers was fatally shot, but HPD omits stabbing, shooting footage: Hereโs what HPD is saying about that
The Houston Police Department released body camera videos on Wednesday from an incident in February in which a man said to be โin mental crisisโ stabbed two officers and then was fatally shot by an officer.
Police department policies vary when it comes to releasing body camera video
โIf anyone wants to see a video they need to contact the police department,โ Acevedo said. Acevedo said at present, only family members would be able to review video, and only if they approved its release. Lovie Williams Linzer is one family member who asked to see the body cam video of her nephewโs death. โWe want to see the video and we wonโt stop.โDiffering video release policiesIn 2015, Texas adopted body camera guidelines for all law enforcement in the state, but they left the decision on whether to release the videos to each individual department. HPD remains committed to working with the family representative in such incidents and to the issue of transparency regarding body worn cameras.โ