Hey, come here. Come here. Hey, come here. Come here. Let me see your hands. Let me see your hands. Let me see your hands. Let me see your hands. >> Hey. HEY. >> 99906 South Ewing Avenue in Chicago. Two uniformed officers on routine patrol, officers Ariel Harris and Jose Huerta, responded to a radio report of a couple in the street and that the female was reportedly armed. You're watching Cam Watch, clear, factual breakdowns of real police encounters. If you value accurate reporting, consider subscribing. >> Come here. Come here. >> Hey, come here. Come here. Let me see your hands. Let me see your hands. OH [ __ ] YOU GOT YOUR RADIO? >> NO. >> Call 21. [music] >> Call 21. Call 21. >> Okay. My radio. >> 101. 91. 99. Give me 101. Someone shots fired at the police 99 and Yui. >> Officers acknowledged the radio call for a report of a couple with a gun at their location. They checked the portable data terminal and approached the subjects. As the officers exited the squad, they attempted to make contact. One subject moved away along the sidewalk while the other remained near the vehicle. Bodywn cameras were not recording from the earliest moments. Audio begins shortly after activation. Hey, come here. Come here. Hey, come here. >> Hey, come here. Let me see your hand. Let me see your hand. NO. HEY. HEY. RADIO. >> NO. >> Call someone. >> Call someone. Call someone. >> I can't. My radio. Emergency. 9921 come back expired at 484. Was anything shot back or no? >> My [ __ ] gun, Jim. >> Seconds later, one subject produced a handgun from the left side of her body and pointed it toward the officers. Both officers fired one round each. Officer Harris reported her firearm jammed immediately afterward. >> The female Hispanic squad just opened fire at us. >> All right, female Hispanic just opened fire at 484. Or was anything shot back or no? >> 104 squad. Shots fired back. >> Watch out. HEY, HERE. THEY SHOT AT US. >> YEAH, I did. I shot once, but I don't know what. >> Hey, watch out for the charge. >> I picked up one, but it was mine. It was last. After the exchange, the subject fled north on Euing and then west on 99th Street. Responding units were advised of shots fired and were given a suspect description. Backup arrived and the scene was secured. >> Right 484, how are you guys doing? You guys okay? >> We're good, squad. >> Responding officers detained witnesses and canvased the area. Evidence technicians recovered two fired cartridge cases. Crime Lab Ballistics later matched one casing to each officer's service weapon. The subject subsequently discarded the firearm and was later arrested. This script only interprets observable evidence. All individuals shown are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Camwatch presents only what is captured on official recordings and documented report. >> Okay. She was with a another male, Hispanic. >> Sam, she went into the alley. She ran uh eastbound uh 99th and into that alley. >> She might have ducked behind the building there on the corner. >> All right, use caution. That female ran into alleybound for 402. She may have ducked behind the building. So you guys use caution over there. She ran into the alley for 40 and she was with a male Hispanic wearing a great t-shirt and jeans. You didn't shoot back? >> Yeah, I did. I saw once, but I don't know what. >> Hey, watch out for the cakes. He's right. I'm sorry. That was westbound. Behind the building on 99. >> All right. Correction, it's going to be westbound behind the brown building on 99. This is where she got behind wearing all black. Again, female Hispanic wearing all black. Caution. >> 44. It's a black handgun squad. Female Hispanic. She was walking with another male Hispanic. Oh, >> nobody got >> All right. You're looking for a female Hispanic and a male Hispanic. The female Hispanic had a black handgun. >> Last morning wearing all black for the female Hispanic. Male Hispanic had a gray t-shirt on. >> 426 4. Show me going that way. 104. >> Yeah, my [ __ ] gun jammed. >> Yeah, I did. I shot once, but I don't know what >> I'm sorry. >> I picked up one, but it was mine. It was live. I think I shot once. >> God damn it. I ain't doing no more. Wow. Is right. I'm glad nobody got hit. >> Looking for a female Hispanic and a male Hispanic. Female Hispanic had a black handgun. Show me that right. Where are the officers? >> Force used by officers Harris and Huerta was found consistent with policy. Failure to timely activate bodywn cameras was sustained by COPA. The administrative process examined evidence, witness statements, and recordings to reach those conclusions. The involved subject was charged following the investigation. The criminal case is pending. COPA's administrative findings and recommended discipline for the camera violations were approved in November 2024. For more clear, unbiased coverage of real police encounters, you're watching Cam Watch.