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Bodycam video shows officers shooting man who shot at car carrying child and woman in Castaic
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Bodycam video shows officers shooting man who shot at car carrying child and woman in Castaic

CASTAIC, Calif. (KABC) — The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department on Friday released body camera footage of a deputy-involved shooting in Castaic that stemmed from a domestic violence incident.

The shooting occurred on October 11 around 12:05 p.m. in the area of ​​the 28000 block of Sloan Canyon Road, less than a mile west of the 5 Freeway.

Warning: The video above is graphic and may be disturbing to some readers.

Deputies from the Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Station responded to the area after receiving a 911 call about a domestic disturbance. The caller said he heard a man and woman arguing inside a car.

The audio of that call was also released on Friday and at least two gunshots were heard in the distance.

“Yes, we have a domestic dispute here near Parker Road in Castaic, just before we get to Sloan Canyon Driver…” the caller said.

At that moment, the caller is interrupted by a gunshot.

“Oh…I think someone just shot a 38. Someone needs to get here ASAP.”

When deputies arrived, the sheriff’s department said Raul Martinez, 48, and the woman were standing near the car behind the open driver’s side door.

The two appeared to have been involved in a physical altercation, investigators said. The relationship between the two was not revealed.

According to the sheriff’s department, when a deputy got out of his patrol car, Martinez pulled out a gun and pointed it at him. Body camera footage shows the officer pulling out his gun and pointing it at Martinez.

Martinez was shot and apparently passed out, according to the video. He was rushed to the hospital where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

In the video you can see a gun at the woman’s feet and a small child in the car right behind the woman. That child was later identified as Martínez’s son.

Another part of the video shows Martínez holding the victim with a gun in his hand. The child was not injured.

Investigators later learned that Martinez had fired a gun twice during the altercation, one of which was at the car with his son inside. Martinez has since been charged with assault with a firearm, false imprisonment, child endangerment and other weapons crimes.

The sheriff’s department said a loaded 9mm semi-automatic handgun and a loaded .22 caliber revolver were recovered from the scene.

While the sheriff’s department conducts its own investigation, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office is conducting its own independent review.

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