ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) – First Alert 4 Investigates has obtained body camera footage showing two St. Louis Metropolitan Police (SLMPD) officers walking away from a still-breathing victim of a gunshot wound to the head because they did not want to take the call.
The footage contains the body camera video of several responding officers throughout their response to the incident. Law enforcement experts said the inaction of the first two officers is in stark contrast to the actions of the others on-scene. First Alert 4 is choosing to name only the officers accused of “reckless disregard” by the state.
The footage from Sept. 10, 2023, shows the response by former St. Louis Metropolitan Police officers Austin Fraser and Ty Warren to a 911 call placed by Urayoan Rodriguez-Rivera saying he planned to take his own life. First Alert 4 Investigates found the cases of Warren and Fraser this fall through a routine search of administrative hearing commission filings. A reporter’s open records request filed in October for body camera footage from the incident was fulfilled on December 18. Posted By Ghost