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Arlington police release footage of officers shooting man after he fired gun, led chase

Arlington police release footage of officers shooting man after he fired gun, led chase

Arlington police released footage Tuesday from body-worn and dashboard cameras showing officers exchange gunfire with a 20-year-old man after he led them on a pursuit.

The man, Austin Taylor, was shot three times and no officers were injured, according to police. Officers responded shortly before 10 a.m. May 20 to to a domestic disturbance call at a home in the 3700 block of Shady Valley Drive, where a family member of Taylor called 911 to report that they were involved in an argument with Taylor and were concerned about him, officials said in a Tuesday news release. They found him a short distance away.

Officers offered to drive Taylor back to his family’s home since no criminal offense had occurred and as they were patting him down to check for weapons, he ran away, footage showed.

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