Tuscon Police Officer Fired After Body Cam Video Shows Him Shooting Man In Wheelchair In The Back

TUCSON, AZ — A Tucson Police officer was fired Tuesday after he shot and killed a man suspected of shoplifting, according to Tucson Police. The man who was killed was accused of pulling out a knife when police and a Walmart employee confronted him. The man was in a motorized wheelchair and had his back to the officer when he was shot, according to the video of the shooting shared by Tucson Police and Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus.

The shooter, officer Ryan Remington, had been on the Tucson Police force for four years.

The man who was shot and killed was Richard Lee Richards, according to police.

“To be clear, I am deeply disturbed and troubled by officer Remington’s actions,” Magnus said during a Tuesday press conference. “His use of deadly force in this this incident is a clear violation of department policy.”