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1/ Since 2016, records requested by @caryaspinwall in regard to Tony Timpa’s death have been withheld from the public by city officials.
Now, The Dallas Morning News has obtained the Dallas Police Department body camera footage of the 2016 incident. dallasnews.com/news/investiga…
Now, The Dallas Morning News has obtained the Dallas Police Department body camera footage of the 2016 incident. dallasnews.com/news/investiga…
2/ In the footage, Timpa wails for help as he is pinned by officers for nearly 14 minutes on the night he called 911. dallasnews.com/news/investiga…
3/ Instead of helping Timpa, police officers laugh and joke, the video shows. They assumed he was sleeping, unaware that he was taking his last breaths.
The video contradicts key claims Dallas Police have made related to Timpa’s death. dallasnews.com/news/investiga…
The video contradicts key claims Dallas Police have made related to Timpa’s death. dallasnews.com/news/investiga…
The News first reported Timpa’s death in a 2017 investigation based on court filings, interviews and the very few records made public from his death.
dallasnews.com/news/investiga…
dallasnews.com/news/investiga…
5/ Read more of @caryaspinwall & @Dave_Boucher1’s story on the newly released records, including a video of the body cam footage. dallasnews.com/news/investiga…
