body-worn camera
Coverage of body-worn camera in the Nexus archive.
- Student kills schoolmate and himself in livestreamed Philippine school attack, official says
A high school student, Mohammad Mael Jalani, shot a fellow student before committing suicide during an attack at the Ateneo de Zamboanga campus in Zamboanga. The perpetrator livestreamed the incident using a body-worn camera. Police officials stated that they are investigating his gaming and chat history to determine why the shooting occurred.
- Ex-Rutland City officer faces allegations of violating anti-bias policy, falsifying report
A former Rutland City police officer is accused of violating Vermont's Fair and Impartial Policing Policy by requesting passenger identification during a traffic stop and muting his body-worn camera. He also faces allegations of falsifying a police report in a separate assault case. Another officer from the same department recently faced similar accusations for seeking immigration details during a traffic stop.
- Every ICE arrest team will now have an agent with a body camera, DHS says
Every ICE arrest team will include at least one law enforcement officer with a body-worn camera, according to DHS, following two fatal shootings by agents without cameras.
- Chilling bodycam video shows California gunfight that killed officer, innocent father
Body-worn camera footage from a 2023 incident in Baldwin Park, California, captures a deadly shootout that resulted in the death of a police officer, injury to another officer, and the killing of an innocent bystander. The video provides a dramatic account of the violent encounter.
- WATCH: Police officer cheats death when bullet ricochets off body camera during savage ambush by armed suspect
A Florida police officer's body camera deflected a bullet during an ambush by a suspect, saving his life. Deputy Jose Rivera was injured in the leg and shoulder but is expected to recover, while the suspect, Luis Diaz Polanco, was charged with attempted murder.