A Utah police officer was caught on body camera footage scrolling through TikTok shortly after he refused to help a black man who died of a stabbing wound.
This footage shows Salt Lake City police officer Ian Anderson arriving at the scene of a domestic dispute on November 13, 2020, while Ryan Outlaw, 39, was stabbed by his girlfriend and left bleeding in an elevator. was recorded when it was found Fernanda Tobar, 24.
Officer Anderson and his colleague, Officer Jaddah Brown, recently reported thatFox13 failed to administer first aid to his Outlaw body camera. The video was criticized when it was first released. Bleeding for about 8 minutes. Questions have now also been raised about Officer Anderson's reaction during the criminal investigation after Outlaw was finally taken to hospital.
Full body camera footage obtained by The Independent. 12} shows Officer Anderson sitting on the floor steps where the Outlaw was stabbed, playing games and watching TikTok about two and a half hours after the Outlaw arrived. scene.
He has been on and off the phone for nearly his hour as he and other law enforcement officers investigate the death of a black man. The muted body camera footage has renewed outrage over the officers' inaction, whichoutlaw families and police expertsaccused in an interview with The Independent.
Screenshots of body camera footage are available on TikTok
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videos In , Officer Anderson is seen ordering a nearly unconscious and heavily bleeding outlaw to crawl out of an elevator.
Neither Anderson nor Brown provided medical care or touched the outlaw.
Ryan Outlaw defends response to Salt Lake City Police Department officers initially killed in November 2020
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In a statement to Fox13, the department said they acted in line with their training and "made the best decisions in a highly dynamic and difficult situation." told The Independent on Friday that it had begun a "preliminary review" of the officer's response to the stabbing.
"At this time, the city is conducting a factual, policy and legal review of this case and cannot comment at this time. This is considered a preliminary review only," the spokesperson said. increase.
Body camera footage released by the Salt Lake City Police Department showed
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In the aftermath of the incident, body camera footage shows Officer Anderson informing other responding officers and detectives of what happened. He handed out forms to be filled out by witnesses to the crime before meeting law enforcement in a cordoned off area on the seventh floor where Outlaw and Tovar lived.
Dr. David Thomas, a retired Gainesville, Florida police officer, author,police expert, and professor at the University of Florida Gulf His Coast University, said,He told The Independent: It could be grounds for holding officers criminally responsible for what happened.
“[Police officers] can be legally charged with breach of duty and negligence, which means they simply weren’t doing their job. If you have the tools and the ability, there's no reason not to."
Officers Anderson and Brown remain employed by the Salt Lake City Police Department.
The Independent has requested comment from Salt Lake City police regarding Officer Anderson's involvement in the immediate investigation into the death of the Outlaw.
