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The injured teenager was brought to University Hospital in critical condition, according to MySA.
SAPD rookie James Brennand initially said he discharged his weapon after the teen hit him with his vehicle, according to police reports obtained by local media. However, raw body-cam footage appears to tell a different story.
Police accountability was also at the forefront of our second most-read story: a piece about Uvalde CISD hiring a former state trooper reportedly under investigation for her performance during the Robb Elementary School shooting. A day after a media firestorm ignited around the new hire, the district terminated her.
And in news completely unrelated to policing, plenty of readers clicked to learn about a new high-tech system H-E-B is testing to speed up the grocery checkout process.
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