04-04-2016, 11:27 AM
New Mexico -- Police Supervisor shoots Undercover Cop 8 Times
January of last year, two Albuquerque undercover officers were looking to bust two meth dealers. Everything was going as planned, according to what was outlined in the briefing at the station earlier that morning.
The white undercover female cop was driving and the white undercover male cop was sitting behind her in the vehicle. The two black suspects were in the front and back passenger seats -- standard seating protocol.
Well........the officers' supervisor did not attend the briefing at the station that morning. Later, when he heard his undercover officers give the 'bust' signal over the radio to other undercover cops waiting to close in and arrest the suspects, the supervisor, Lt. Greg Brachle, drove to the scene for some reason.
While other cops were correctly approaching the passenger side of the car and the suspects were surrendering, Brachle opened the back drivers' side door where his officer, Jacob Grant, was sitting with his gun in hand. Brachle yelled, "gun" and shot his officer 8 times. The shooting and aftermath is disturbing; all caught on just-released body cam.
Luckily, Grant survived. But, he's had 13 surgeries already and will require medical attention for the rest of his life.
Brachle, who is clearly distraught after the shooting, resigned from the force after the incident and is getting full benefits despite having shot someone he knew extremely well, someone who looked nothing like the suspects, and someone who was doing everything right and according to plan.
Friday, a settlement with the city was reached. Grant will receive $6.5 million USD and medical care for the rest of his life
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/albu...op-n549461
January of last year, two Albuquerque undercover officers were looking to bust two meth dealers. Everything was going as planned, according to what was outlined in the briefing at the station earlier that morning.
The white undercover female cop was driving and the white undercover male cop was sitting behind her in the vehicle. The two black suspects were in the front and back passenger seats -- standard seating protocol.
Well........the officers' supervisor did not attend the briefing at the station that morning. Later, when he heard his undercover officers give the 'bust' signal over the radio to other undercover cops waiting to close in and arrest the suspects, the supervisor, Lt. Greg Brachle, drove to the scene for some reason.
While other cops were correctly approaching the passenger side of the car and the suspects were surrendering, Brachle opened the back drivers' side door where his officer, Jacob Grant, was sitting with his gun in hand. Brachle yelled, "gun" and shot his officer 8 times. The shooting and aftermath is disturbing; all caught on just-released body cam.
Luckily, Grant survived. But, he's had 13 surgeries already and will require medical attention for the rest of his life.
Brachle, who is clearly distraught after the shooting, resigned from the force after the incident and is getting full benefits despite having shot someone he knew extremely well, someone who looked nothing like the suspects, and someone who was doing everything right and according to plan.
Friday, a settlement with the city was reached. Grant will receive $6.5 million USD and medical care for the rest of his life
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/albu...op-n549461