AUSTIN, Texas — Editor's note: As a warning, this video is graphic and may be disturbing to some viewers. Viewer discretion is advised.
On Thursday morning, the Austin Police Department released bodycam video from a February police shooting in East Austin. The suspect died after allegedly holding a woman and 10-year-old boy hostage, leading to a standoff.
In the video, officers can be seen forcing their way into the home when they arrive.
Bodycam video shows someone in the home shoot at the officers when they broke in. A woman can be heard in the video screaming, "No," repeatedly while she is held hostage in a room in the house.
Later, in the released bodycam video, the audio transcript from the suspect calling police can be heard. In the audio, he can be heard talking to the child he was holding hostage. He told the dispatcher that people are after him and that he's been getting death threats.
He can be heard telling the operator that he won't hurt the child if the officers leave. At the end of the edited video, a figure can be seen in the doorway before the officer shot and killed him.
WARNING: This video is graphic and may be disturbing to some viewers. Viewer discretion is advised.
The involved officers were identified as Jeffrey Hutchinson and Ryan Nichols. Both were placed on administrative leave following the incident, per department policy.
The incident began on Wednesday, Feb. 10, after residents reported both a car crashing into a home and break-in at the 2900 block of Rogge Lane.
Officers encountered the suspect, identified as Jordan Walton, at the scene. He allegedly fired at officers, who then returned fire. Walton then barricaded himself inside the house with the woman and boy, police said. A standoff ensued.
Later that evening, the suspect came to the door of the home holding the child in a “hostage-like” position. A SWAT officer shot the suspect, and he died on the scene.
The APD worked with Austin’s Office of Police Oversight and the Travis County District Attorney’s Office to release the video. It is available on the APD’s website and social media.
In compliance with state law, the video has been edited.
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