Detective details deadly on-duty police shooting for jurors

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THE GEAR

Jurors were shown images of the defendants in police vests and tactical gear as Stone testified. The photographs were taken on the night of March, 16, 2014, after they fatally shot James Boyd, ending an hourslong standoff captured on police video.

Both officers had rifles on them and handguns on their sides.

Sandy wore a tactical vest over his sweatshirt; he was a detective in a plain-clothes unit. Perez, an officer in the SWAT unit, was required to wear clothing somewhat similar to that of a soldier.

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THE SITUATION

In police video played for jurors, Boyd is seen wearing a sweatshirt as he stands atop a hillside, resisting calls from officers to drop his knives and walk down the slope with them.

As darkness falls, it appears he might surrender before a flash-bang grenade goes off, a K-9 unit approaches him and he pulls out the two knives. Video from Perez’s helmet camera shows he was shot seconds later.

The incident later sparked protests in Albuquerque that eventually spread to other cities across the nation as the spotlight intensified on the use of force by police.

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THE VIDEO

Perez’s camera and one mounted beneath Sandy’s badge were pointed out in court Wednesday as photographs of each of them were projected onto a large television screen.

Video from Sandy’s camera was not part of the investigation. His attorney said previously that it failed to record that day.

Mary Hudetz, The Associated Press