CNN: Body Camera Footage Released of Border Patrol Agent Shooting Woman Five Times in Chicago

COOPER A major new ░░░░░░░░ tonight in a story ░░░░░░░░ Border Patrol agents who ░░░░░░░░ a U S citizen ░░░░░░░░ Chicago five times The ░░░░░░░░ government then labeled her ░░░░░░░░ domestic terrorist Now this ░░░░░░░░ back in October to ░░░░░░░░ woman named Marimar Martinez ░░░░░░░░ was accused of ramming ░░░░░░░░ vehicle into an SUV ░░░░░░░░ federal agents at which ░░░░░░░░ they opened fire She ░░░░░░░░ shot five times survived ░░░░░░░░ charged her with assault ░░░░░░░░ impeding federal officers but ░░░░░░░░ case fell apart One ░░░░░░░░ reason why body cam ░░░░░░░░ recorded by one of ░░░░░░░░ Border Patrol agents Now ░░░░░░░░ re going to talk ░░░░░░░░ her attorney in a ░░░░░░░░ because tonight we finally ░░░░░░░░ the video Here s ░░░░░░░░ part of it which ░░░░░░░░ and her attorney asked ░░░░░░░░ be made public Clip ░░░░░░░░ Border Patrol AGENT 1 ░░░░░░░░ re going to make ░░░░░░░░ and we re boxed ░░░░░░░░ Border Patrol AGENT 2 ░░░░░░░░ are boxed in here ░░░░░░░░ Patrol AGENT 1 All ░░░░░░░░ Out of the car ░░░░░░░░ Patrol AGENT 2 Be ░░░░░░░░ we ve been struck ░░░░░░░░ ve been struck Border ░░░░░░░░ AGENT 1 Don t ░░░░░░░░ bleep move Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ CNN s Omar Jimenez ░░░░░░░░ more Clip starts JIMENEZ ░░░░░░░░ over This is newly ░░░░░░░░ body camera video A ░░░░░░░░ of three Border Patrol ░░░░░░░░ is driving through a ░░░░░░░░ Side Chicago neighborhood two ░░░░░░░░ guns drawn Marimar Martinez ░░░░░░░░ American citizen and schoolteacher ░░░░░░░░ driving next to them ░░░░░░░░ her horn warning people ░░░░░░░░ the presence of federal ░░░░░░░░ enforcement Border Patrol AGENT ░░░░░░░░ Do something bleep JIMENEZ ░░░░░░░░ over Another vehicle is ░░░░░░░░ the agents also honking ░░░░░░░░ horn Border Patrol AGENT ░░░░░░░░ All right it s ░░░░░░░░ to get aggressive and ░░░░░░░░ the bleep out because ░░░░░░░░ re trying to box ░░░░░░░░ in JIMENEZ voice over ░░░░░░░░ all happens in seconds ░░░░░░░░ Patrol AGENT 2 All ░░░░░░░░ out of the car ░░░░░░░░ Patrol AGENT 1 Be ░░░░░░░░ we ve been struck ░░░░░░░░ ve been struck JIMENEZ ░░░░░░░░ over Martinez was shot ░░░░░░░░ times and survived In ░░░░░░░░ surveillance video you can ░░░░░░░░ the front of the ░░░░░░░░ SUV come to a ░░░░░░░░ Four seconds later Martinez ░░░░░░░░ silver Nissan drives off ░░░░░░░░ says fearing for her ░░░░░░░░ The Department of Homeland ░░░░░░░░ was quick to accuse ░░░░░░░░ of attacking federal law ░░░░░░░░ saying Border Patrol agents ░░░░░░░░ ambushed by domestic terrorists ░░░░░░░░ rammed federal agents with ░░░░░░░░ vehicles FBI Director Kash ░░░░░░░░ posted on social media ░░░░░░░░ the incident Attack our ░░░░░░░░ enforcement and this FBI ░░░░░░░░ find you and bring ░░░░░░░░ to justice The post ░░░░░░░░ included a Link to ░░░░░░░░ of a car ramming ░░░░░░░░ it had no connection ░░░░░░░░ Martinez s case And ░░░░░░░░ body camera video tells ░░░░░░░░ different story In the ░░░░░░░░ up to the collision ░░░░░░░░ hear agents say they ░░░░░░░░ going to collide with ░░░░░░░░ Border Patrol AGENT 1 ░░░░░░░░ re going to make ░░░░░░░░ and we re boxed ░░░░░░░░ JIMENEZ voice over And ░░░░░░░░ before the moment of ░░░░░░░░ it s agent Charles ░░░░░░░░ who sharply turns his ░░░░░░░░ wheel in the direction ░░░░░░░░ Martinez proof according to ░░░░░░░░ attorney that they hit ░░░░░░░░ vehicle not the other ░░░░░░░░ around And as for ░░░░░░░░ claim of being boxed ░░░░░░░░ this surveillance video calls ░░░░░░░░ comment into question with ░░░░░░░░ in the path ahead ░░░░░░░░ the border agents vehicle ░░░░░░░░ court also released text ░░░░░░░░ and emails from after ░░░░░░░░ shooting including one message ░░░░░░░░ Border Patrol commander Gregory ░░░░░░░░ just hours after the ░░░░░░░░ offering to delay the ░░░░░░░░ of Agent Exum who ░░░░░░░░ Martinez In light of ░░░░░░░░ excellent service in Chicago ░░░░░░░░ have much left to ░░░░░░░░ And then a text ░░░░░░░░ exchange between Agent Exum ░░░░░░░░ someone whose name was ░░░░░░░░ Are they supportive Someone ░░░░░░░░ Big time Everyone has ░░░░░░░░ including Chief Bovino Chief ░░░░░░░░ Secretary Noem and El ░░░░░░░░ himself In various texts ░░░░░░░░ and from fellow agents ░░░░░░░░ mood was celebratory Good ░░░░░░░░ brother You are a ░░░░░░░░ among agents You better ░░░░░░░░ know that Beer s ░░░░░░░░ me when I see ░░░░░░░░ at training That s ░░░░░░░░ You did real good ░░░░░░░░ it man good shooting ░░░░░░░░ day after the shooting ░░░░░░░░ was indicted According to ░░░░░░░░ complaint she forcibly assaulted ░░░░░░░░ opposed impeded intimidated and ░░░░░░░░ with an officer of ░░░░░░░░ United States After her ░░░░░░░░ viewed the body camera ░░░░░░░░ and other evidence emerged ░░░░░░░░ undermined the government s ░░░░░░░░ of events prosecutors made ░░░░░░░░ extraordinary move and asked ░░░░░░░░ judge to drop their ░░░░░░░░ case The judge agreed ░░░░░░░░ not long after she ░░░░░░░░ me the shooting still ░░░░░░░░ her Martinez I don ░░░░░░░░ want to remember that ░░░░░░░░ You re laying there ░░░░░░░░ at night and you ░░░░░░░░ just thinking about it ░░░░░░░░ what s going to ░░░░░░░░ Like it s really ░░░░░░░░ to me So it ░░░░░░░░ like it s hard ░░░░░░░░ me to talk about ░░░░░░░░ but I m trying ░░░░░░░░ ends JIMENEZ And that ░░░░░░░░ part of why Martinez ░░░░░░░░ to get all of ░░░░░░░░ information out because she ░░░░░░░░ it allows people to ░░░░░░░░ a greater understanding of ░░░░░░░░ agents might react after ░░░░░░░░ like this no matter ░░░░░░░░ city and to further ░░░░░░░░ her name because the ░░░░░░░░ of Homeland Security has ░░░░░░░░ retracted its accusations against ░░░░░░░░ even after the case ░░░░░░░░ dropped Now the shooting ░░░░░░░░ Charles Exum Customs and ░░░░░░░░ Protection say he s ░░░░░░░░ placed on what was ░░░░░░░░ as routine administrative leave ░░░░░░░░ further investigation Anderson COOPER ░░░░░░░░ Jimenez, thanks very much.”