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Bodycam Shows Woman’s Fatal Shooting After Roadway Standoff

   05/03/2021  50 Comments on Bodycam Shows Woman’s Fatal Shooting After Roadway Standoff

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Against the wishes of Illinois State Police officials, Elgin police on Thursday released hours of videos from the fatal shooting of a motorist along the Jane Addams tollway. The 30 hours of videos from more than a dozen patrol car dash cameras and officer body cams show the events leading up to the police shooting of 34-year-old DeCynthia S. Clements of Elgin. Clements’ death on the inner shoulder of the expressway between Route 25 and Beverly Road near Elgin on March 12 has prompted an outcry about police tactics and procedures by her family and some members of the community. In the prelude to an 18-minute police summary video, Elgin Police Chief Jeff Swoboda said his department was being completely transparent by releasing all the video. Police have said the officer fired at Clements after a two hour standoff that began when she refused to stop her car for a patrol officer. They attempted to talk her out of her car, after officers said they saw her with a knife and drugs. The situation grew dire when Clements was pinned in by police vehicles and her vehicle caught on fire; investigators said the fire was started by Clements, who they said was suicidal.

The video shows a gasping Clements climbing out of her burning car and lunging at a cordon of officers, some of whom were behind a metal shield. Three quick pops of gunfire can be heard as she crumples to the ground outside her burning car. Swoboda shared the disturbing video with her family and community leaders on Thursday before its public release. Illinois State Police are still investigating the use of deadly force, a case that may takes months to resolve, Elgin police officials said. The video shows the three shots fired at Clements after she staggers from the burning car, including head shots. She had a knife in each hand, police said. The officer who opened fire on her was identified as Lt. Christian Jensen, a 19-year-veteran of the department and SWAT team member. Jensen was put on administrative leave during the course of the investigation, which is standard procedure after police discharge their gun. Clements had minor encounters with police including a DUI charge in 2015 in DuPage County, court records showed. Police on the scene the night of the fatal shooting are heard discussing a previous suicide attempt and hospitalization. It has been nearly 20 years since an Elgin police officer shot and killed someone, the chief said.

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50 thoughts on “Bodycam Shows Woman’s Fatal Shooting After Roadway Standoff”

  4. Isn’t it funny how there are more dislikes on these videos when the suspect is black? But on videos in which the suspect is white, there aren’t as many? The shooting could be irrefutably justified, and it is 95% of the time, yet they still yell “racism”.

  8. That audio at the end had me confused, like damn that cop has one hell of a trigger finger💀

  14. Where was the taser? They said to keep it ready. Didn't look like an attacking woman, but someone who was trying to get out of smoke choking. Brain scan psychopathy test mandatory for cops.

  15. la nos eua ate os mendingos tem carro bom diferente do brasil para vc ter um carro deste dela ai tem que r rico kkk

  19. Yo deadass I'm on the toilet taking a big one after this video.. I was literally shitting myself reading the comments at my desk😭😭😭😭😭 Most hilarious shit ever

  24. I just feel sorry for the coppers who have to not only deal with people like this, but then have to deal with all the negativity, the paperwork and having to explain their actions. If people don't want their loved ones shot for being dickbags, don't bring them up that way, or put more effort into their lives so they feel better about themselves.

  35. This is one where the officers where absolutely at fault. They should have taken her out of that vehicle long before. They knew she wasn't in her right mind pretty quickly yet decided to continue treating her as if she were. Sad.

  38. She looked tired of living I think life was a lil hard for poor lil cynthia. Well she's in heaven with a never ending supply of crack

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  41. Looks like she missed the day in school when the teacher taught the meaning of "Get out of the car"

  46. MAD AS A SPOON – YT will show this but shut down people exercising their freedom of expression – mad fkn world of YT

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