Cops fire 65 shots in 15 seconds at murder suspect
Joel Armstrong
Authorities in San Francisco released body camera videos on Tuesday of a dramatic shootout in which police officers fired their weapons at least 65 times in 15 seconds at a murder suspect . The San Francisco Police Department said the shooting happened on Feb . 17 in the city ’ s  Mission Bay neighborhood when officers confronted 31 - year - old homicide suspect Joel Armstrong inside an RV at a homeless encampment  .  Armstrong  allegedly shot two men the day before during a carjacking in the city ’ s Panhandle neighborhood   killing one of them . Body camera footage released by police shows how officers tracked  Armstrong  to  the neighborhood    then the moment when  he  shot at officers   who then returned fire . “ Nobody was struck by gunfire during this incident . The evidence in the case so far indicates  Armstrong  fired two rounds from a weapon   and that seven officers fired 65 rounds from their department - issued weapons  ” SFPD Commander Greg McEachern told KTVU .  Armstrong  eventually turned  himself  in to police   and has been charged with murder   carjacking and eight counts of attempted murder . The videos were released at a town hall meeting about the shooting   where residents expressed concerns about the number of homeless encampments in the area . Authorities said they are working to move people into housing .
Authorities in San Francisco released body camera videos on Tuesday of a dramatic shootout in which police officers fired their weapons at least 65 times in 15 seconds at a murder suspect . The San Francisco Police Department said the shooting happened on Feb . 17 in the city ’ s  Mission Bay neighborhood when officers confronted [TGT] inside an RV at a homeless encampment  .  [TGT]allegedly shot two men the day before during a carjacking in the city ’ s Panhandle neighborhood   killing one of them . Body camera footage released by police shows how officers tracked  Armstrong  to  the neighborhood    then the moment when  he  shot at officers   who then returned fire . “ Nobody was struck by gunfire during this incident . The evidence in the case so far indicates  [TGT]fired two rounds from a weapon   and that seven officers fired 65 rounds from their department - issued weapons  ” SFPD Commander Greg McEachern told KTVU .  [TGT]eventually turned  [TGT]  in to police   and has been charged with murder   carjacking and eight counts of attempted murder . The videos were released at a town hall meeting about the shooting   where residents expressed concerns about the number of homeless encampments in the area . Authorities said they are working to move people into housing .