Terrifying moment Denver police shoot pepper bullets inside stopped vehicle and refuse to stop despite frantic screams from driver that his PREGNANT girlfriend is inside
- The viral video has been heavily circulated across social media, including in a passionate Thursday post by Democrat Julian Castro
- In the brief clip, the black man can be heard screaming at the police for shooting his car with his pregnant girlfriend inside
- He dares the cops to shoot at him, cursing at them for shooting gas into the vehicle
- Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen is listed on the complaint as the actual couple hasn't come forward yet
Horrific video shows Denver police shooting pepper balls at a driver stopped in the middle of the road who had his pregnant girlfriend in the passenger seat.
The viral video has been heavily circulated across social media, including in a passionate Thursday post by Democrat Julian Castro.
'In this video @DenverPolice appear to shoot pepper balls at a car to move traffic. The man gets out to tell police that his girlfriend is pregnant in the car, and they keep shooting,' he said in the tweet.
The viral video has been heavily circulated across social media, including in a passionate Thursday post by Democrat Julian Castro. In the clip, the man can be heard daring police to shoot at his vehicle
'In this video @DenverPolice appear to shoot pepper balls at a car to move traffic. The man gets out to tell police that his girlfriend is pregnant in the car, and they keep shooting,' Castro said in the tweet. 'He isn't a threat, or even a protestor. We need police reform now'
'He isn't a threat, or even a protestor. We need police reform now.'
In the brief clip, the black man can be heard screaming at the police for shooting his car with his pregnant girlfriend inside.
He dares the cops to shoot at him, cursing at them for shooting gas into the vehicle.
His girlfriend can be seen in the passenger seat but she reclines once they start shooting again.
His girlfriend was in the front passenger seat but retreated down to hide from the gas
Officers shoot several more rounds before the man screams: 'There is a pregnant woman in the car!'
Officers shoot several more rounds before the man screams: 'There is a pregnant woman in the car!'
The man gets back inside his vehicle and drives away from the scene.
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Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen is listed on the complaint as the actual couple hasn't come forward yet.
The man gets back inside his vehicle and drives away from the scene
'We recognize, we acknowledge that we always haven't gotten it right, but we will work together with our community to do it better in the future,' Pazen said, KDVR reports.
'If that means identifying folks within our department that don't adhere to our policy and values, then it's incumbent that we hold them accountable and do something about it.'
Many have slammed police departments across the country for their handling of the protests and demonstrations that have taken over the United States, as protesters demand justice for George Floyd and police brutality.
Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen is listed on the complaint as the actual couple hasn't come forward yet
