The backup officer did some nice work here.
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The dashcam video of a shootout that killed a suspect has been released by Kansas City Police.
On Sept. 6, veteran officer Galand McGinnesss and Eric Turner responded to reports of a car that had crashed into a tree. In the video you can see Turner arrive near the crash as 36-year-old Exae Chavez-Gutierrez walked away from the accident.
Once the vehicle was located, officials were told Chavez-Gutierrez was headed towards Iser Park.
According to his dashcam video, you can see McGinness arrive at the park first, Chavez-Gutierrez walk towards the police cruiser, raise a handgun, and start shooting.
On Turner's dashcam you can see McGinness fall back behind his car door but emerge unscathed.
Both officers then returned fire, yelling at Chavez-Gutierrez to drop his gun.
According to police, Chavez-Gutierrez fell to the ground with his finger on the trigger as officers continued to tell him to drop the gun.
"It's a dramatic piece of video and just illustrates how dangerous the job is," said Police spokesman Capt. Rich Lockhart. "And you never know what you're going to see when you show up for work."
Following the incident, the officers were on paid administrative leave, but were later cleared by a Jackson County grand jury after the shooting was deemed justified.
According to police, the toxicology reports show that there was alcohol and marijuana in Chavez-Gutierrez's system.