Albuquerque police have released body camera video from an undercover drug bust that shows a chaotic scene unfold as a lieutenant mistakenly shoots a fellow detective during an undercover operation, NBC News reported.
The video was made public late Thursday, a day after the city announced a $6.5 million settlement with Jacob Grant, who was shot eight times by Lt. Greg Brachle in January 2015. Grant has undergone numerous surgeries and the city agreed to pay the detective's medical expenses for life as part of the settlement.
Video from Brachle's lapel shows him running up to a vehicle that Grant was sitting in with suspects and yelling "gun," then promptly firing his weapon.
An officer is heard yelling "Jacob hang in there man!" after the accident. The lawsuit later filed by Grant said the officer lost 80 percent of the blood in his body.
Brachle was accused in the suit of missing a morning briefing about the potential drug bust, according to NBC affiliate KOB.
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