Chapter 7 - The Patrol Car Recorded Everything
Decker had turned off his body camera.
He forgot about the patrol car.
The cruiser’s forward camera captured part of the stop.
My car sat motionless.
Decker approached.
Miller remained behind him.
The camera could not see inside my jacket.
But it showed something important.
At the instant Decker fired, my torso was still inside the vehicle.
My right shoulder moved slightly downward.
No sudden lunge.
No charge.
No visible weapon.
Then came another surprise.
The cruiser’s cabin microphone continued recording after Decker returned
to the car.
His voice was low.
“Tell them she reached fast.”
Miller replied:
“She didn’t.”
Decker:
“Brian, think about your career.”
Miller:
“I am.”
That exchange transformed the investigation.
It did not prove what Decker believed at the exact instant he fired.
But it strongly supported the allegation that he tried to influence his
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partner’s account afterward.
And cover-up evidence could stand separately from the shooting itself.
