Emily Proulx, who turned 18 shortly after the shooting, hired civil rights attorney Ben Crump who is also representing Cantu Jr.’s family.
In this image taken from Oct. 2, 2022 police body camera video and released by San Antonio Police Department, San Antonio Police officer James Brennand shoots Erik Cantu, who was holding a hamburger in a fast food restaurant parking lot, as Cantu drives away in San Antonio, Texas. Brennand opened fire several times wounding the unarmed teenager as he drove away. Brennand was fired after the shooting, police training commander Alyssa Campos said in a video statement released Wednesday, Oct.
“Emily, while physically unharmed, has suffered the extreme mental trauma of being at her boyfriend’s side when the car they were in was showered with bullets by former officer James Brennand,” Crump said. Cantu Jr. then put the vehicle in reverse and the open car door allegedly hit Brennand, who then fired shots into the car with Cantu Jr. and Proulx still inside. Brennand fired additional shots into the back of the vehicle as Cantu Jr. pulled out of the parking lot.
She told police that during the Oct. 1 incident, Cantu Jr. disregarded the “emergency lights and ‘sped off’” after an officer attempted to pull over Cantu Jr. while they drove along a North Side highway, not far from the McDonalds.by a Bexar County grand jury on two counts of aggravated assault by a public servant and one count of attempted murder, according to District Attorney Joe Gonzales.
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