A San Antonio police officer was fired on Wednesday after shooting a 17-year-old driver who was eating a McDonald’s sandwich in his car.
James Brennand was a probationary officer who had been with the department for only seven months. According to mySA, he initially reported firing at the teen’s car after it hit him. The body camera images of the incident, however, do not support his story.
The video showed Brennand during an unrelated conversation when he saw a maroon vehicle in a McDonald’s parking lot and concluded that it had recently fled from him.
Brennand called for assistance, walked over to the car and opened the driver’s door. Erik Cantu and an unnamed 17-year-old female passenger were inside, according to a police report detailed by KSAT-TV.
“Get out of the car!” Brennand told Cantu, who was munching on a McDonald’s hamburger.
“Why?” Cantu asked as his vehicle began to reverse. Brennand responded by firing his pistol several times.
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It’s not clear from the footage whether the teen backed up because he took his foot off the brake or whether he put the car in reverse, the San Antonio Current noted.
Cantu suffered multiple gunshot wounds in the shooting, KSAT-TV reported. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he is reportedly recovering, according to KENS-TV.
The unnamed passenger was reportedly uninjured.
Cantu was also charged with evading detention and assaulting a police officer, mySA noted.
The investigation into the shooting could take up to a year as the Bexar County District Attorney reviews the evidence of the shooting and the charges against Cantu.
This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.
