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On Sunday the Hamilton County District Attorney's office released video footage capturing what took place during an Aug. 11 police-involved shooting that killed Roger Heard Jr. Unfortunately, the footage doesn't include any audio.
A woman who said she was seeing the man killed in a shootout with police Aug. 11 is objecting to the use of force against Roger Heard Jr. and the airing of his criminal history.
DA Coty Wamp’s statement that accompanied the video said Heard fired “multiple shots at point blank range” at an officers before police fired on him.
Hamilton County District Attorney Coty Wamp has released footage from an exchange of gunfire on Aug. 11 that left a Chattanooga police officer injured and killed 34-year-old Roger Heard Jr.
Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly shared more information on Friday about the police officer who was injured in the shooting a week ago.