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Anthony lamar smith, in december, 2011. prosecutors claim officer jason stockley in the passenger seat can be heard saying during the chase, quote, we're killing this mf-word, don't you know. less than a minute later after catching up and purposefully crashing into smith's car, stockley on the right is seen opening fire, shooting smith several times, killing him. the defense say smith we fused commands to put up his hands and reached in the area where the gun was. stockley later testified that he feared for his life. defense attorneys pointed out that in contrast, stockley's partner never drew...

Update. one key piece of evidence in the case, dramatic dash cam video which captured the moment jason stockley shot and killed anthony lamar smith. prosecutors argue that the video showed stockley planting evidence. the judge did not agree. cnn's jean casarez lays out the controversial case. >> reporter: a high speed chase caught on police dash cam. two st. louis police officers pursuing a 24-year-old black man, anthony lamar smith, in december 2011. prosecutors claim officer jason stockley in the passenger seat can be heard saying during the chase, quote, we're killing this m.f., don't you k...

Predictability, saying this has happened, we've seen it before, and all that's happened when it comes to racial tensions in community and policing and the strides made in trying to better that, look at the timeline. jason stockley was shot and killed. anthony lamar smith in december 2011. more than 2 1/2 years before police officers shot and killed michael brown in ferguson. why is this not getting the same attention we had with michael brown? i have glenn with me, mark. we'll get right to you. >> i think americans have become desensitized to this. i think a lot of americans don't realize that...

>> reporter: well, i can tell you that the national guard, victor, is on standby in case things get more chaotic tonight. we know that police officers are working 12-hour shifts, some officers cancelled their personal days off. and, obviously, the city is basically bracing for more chaos that could happen tonight. victor? >> all right, dan simon there for us in st. louis. dan, thank you so much. well, the dramatic dash cam video captured the moment that officer shot and killed smith. >> the video at the center of that high profile murder trial when prosecutors argued stockley planted evidenc...

>> jean casarez is "outfront" with what you need to know about the case. >> the high speed chase caught on police dash cam. two pursuing a black man, anthony lamar smith in december 2011. prosecutors claim officer jason stockily in the passenger's seat, can be heard saying quote, we're hearing this mf word don't you know. less than a minute later after catching up and purposefully crashing into smith's car, stockily on the right is seen opening fire shooting smith several times, killing him. the defense say smith refused commands to put up his hands and reached in the area where the gun was. s...