Deputy wounds airman after 100 mph chase
Colton, Calif. ? A videotape released Tuesday shows a sheriff’s deputy shooting an unarmed Air Force policeman who recently returned from Iraq as he appeared to obey an order to get up off the ground.
KTLA-TV broadcast a 40-second clip it said came from a Chino resident who videotaped Sunday night’s shooting, which followed a 100 mph car chase.
Senior Airman Elio Carrion, 21, was listed in good condition at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton. He was shot in the chest, ribs and leg, his father-in-law, Ernesto Paz, told KTLA-TV.
Carrion was a passenger in a Corvette that crashed into a wall following the brief chase, authorities said.
Investigators from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department took the original tape, refusing to release it to the public or describe what it shows.
The deputy, whose name was not released, was placed on paid administrative leave, a routine procedure in officer-involved shootings.






