officers doubled up in a patrol vehicle were patrolling the area and noticed an SUV with a broken tail light. The officers initiated a traffic stop for the traffic violation. [Applause] >> Hey, can all your windows for me? >> Notice how routine this starts. Just a broken tail light. But remember, even small stops can explode in seconds. >> Okay, roll down. You want those for me? Where' you go? >> The reason why I pulled you over is your right tail lamp's out. Do you have your driver's license? >> What's out? >> Your right tail light. You have driver's license. >> One officer stood on the driver's side of the vehicle as the other officer stood on the passenger side. >> One of the officers smelled the odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle. >> Are there any weapons? This is video of the second officer speaking to the suspect during the traffic stop. >> Hey, when was I last time I smoked marijuana in this vehicle? >> Um, I don't smoke marijuana at all. >> Okay. So, why am I >> This is my girl's car. >> Smelling marijuana gives probable cause, but not a free pass. This is where law meets real life tension. >> Okay. Why am I smelling marijuana in the vehicle? >> I haven't smoked at all. I swear to God. >> Is your girl smoking marijuana in this vehicle? >> Her kids hit the dispo, but they don't smoke marijuana. that he disposed >> the cartridges and all that. >> There's nothing. No marijuana, no drugs or anything. >> Okay. I'm smelling I'm smelling the older marijuana and then I see that you have cigars there, which is not good to have them, >> but because I'm smelling the order of marijuana, it leads me to believe that there might be marijuana or somebody might have had it. >> Yes, sir. >> So, no, >> no weapons at all, man. >> No, sir. There's nothing sir. driver. >> Marijuana. >> The officer on the driver's side of the vehicle asked the driver to step out. >> All right, man. You see me if I ever step out of the vehicle. >> As the driver exited the vehicle, the officer placed his hands on him. >> The driver asked if he was being >> The situation is escalating. Officers asked the driver out. What happens next will determine everything. >> And the officer stated yes, he was. Dude, stop. >> I'm not doing anything. Why? Why y'all doing this to me? >> I can see that in your in your freaking pocket. >> I don't got nothing in my [ __ ] reach. >> I don't got nothing in my I'm not reaching. I'm not reaching out. >> I'm not [ __ ] reaching, dude. >> The driver then stated no and began to resist the officer's attempts to detain me. >> Dude, stop. Please get off me. Get off me. I'm not resisting. >> Put your hands on your back. Get off me. >> Put your hands on your back. >> The officer and the driver began to physically struggle. During the struggle, the officer can be heard repeatedly telling the driver to put his hands behind his back. >> Okay. Okay. >> Put your armor down. >> Okay. >> Let go of my [ __ ] scissors, >> dude. Why you got scissors out on me, dude? >> Let go. >> Dude, >> relax, >> dude. >> Relax. >> I'm relaxed. >> Put your other hand behind your back. >> I'm relaxed. >> You're going to break the >> One officer observed a handgun and the suspect acknowledged he had a gun. Fearing for their lives, both officers pulled out their duty weapons and one officer fired a single round at the suspect. >> Stop. You got to go. You got to go. >> Yep. I got I got >> a loaded firearm was located near the suspect. Narcotics were also recovered from the suspect's vehicle. >> Put your [ __ ] hands up. Get all Get everything away. >> This is it. The split-second moment where life or death decisions happen legally. Officers can use deadly force if they fear for their lives. Okay. I I don't know where any guns at. >> It's back here. I've already secured it. >> Okay. >> This is a look at the dash cam video. It is important to note dash >> notice dash cam limitations. No audio here. So, body cam evidence becomes critical in court. >> Cameras do not have a microphone when officer's body cameras are on to avoid any type of microphone interference. The officer is seen talking to the suspect and opening the driver's side door. When the altercation begins, the second officer walked to the driver's side of the vehicle. Both officers began physically fighting with the suspect as they try to pull him out of the vehicle. After the suspect was shot, both officers pulled the suspect out of the vehicle. The suspect was identified as Javon Harper. He was transported to the hospital and died a short time later.