Bodycam Footage of West Hartford Police Officer Shooting Car Theft Suspect

* (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational purposes only) * West Hartford, Connecticut — On August 8, 2023 at approximately 5:00 p.m., West Hartford police were attempting to stop a stolen Hyundai Elantra that was traveling east on New Britain Avenue. At the intersection of New Britain Avenue and South Street, the Hyundai struck a silver BMW and then a blue Honda Pilot. After the collision with the Honda Pilot, the Hyundai became disabled. Two occupants of the vehicle, Lyle Solsbury, and Mike Alexander-Garcia, exited the vehicle. Officers quickly apprehended Solsbury. Alexander-Garcia fled east on New Britain Avenue. He unsuccessfully attempted to carjack two vehicles as he made his way to Town Fair Tire at 980 New Britain Avenue. He entered a Toyota RAV4 in one of the garage service bays. Moments later, West Hartford K-9 Officer Andrew Teeter entered the garage bay. In an effort to apprehend Alexander-Garcia, Officer Teeter deployed the K-9 into the Toyota and then entered the passenger side of the vehicle. Despite the K-9 and Officer Teeter being in the vehicle struggling with Alexander-Garcia, he backed out of the garage and drove out of the Town Fair Tire parking lot striking two vehicles. One of those vehicles was the K-9 police vehicle. As Alexander-Garcia continued to drive, Officer Teeter discharged his weapon multiple times striking Alexander-Garcia in the torso. The Toyota crashed into a utility pole across the street from Town Fair Tire near the intersection of New Britain Avenue and Shield Street. Alexander-Garcia was taken to Hartford Hospital. He was pronounced dead at 5:53 p.m. Officer Teeter sustained a broken rib and multiple head lacerations. There was no apparent injury to the K-9. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Special thanks to Shout-Out Supporters on Patreon: - ’DIY Solar Power with Will Prowse’ - Ryan Hurley - Kerrie Golden - Charlie Collier - Koby Bland - Cash MacGregor - ’Zixuno’ - ’InicRa’ - Christopher Payne - ’Bad Drivers Of The NorCal Area’ - Juan Villagomez - Zach Williams - Michael R Sheffield - Jacopo Di Taddeo - Rich Biggs - ’Ham_Radio’ - ’D. R. Smith’ - ’JTrip’ - Lee Roberts - Jerry Allison - Marc H - Brant Eaton - ’General X’ - ’jadeennff’ - James Pringle - ’’ - ’Savage Training Group’ - Meighan Garrick - Michele Duckson - ’BoJassim’ - ’Dabster’ - ’Sopaul’ - Lisa Overly - Connor Davies - Paul Rohrbaugh - ’Necko’ - Gerardo Flores - Anthony Eufemio - ’Donkbot’ - Gage Kissinger - Eian Smith - ’HelloDarknessMyOldFriend’ - ’coco Coco’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Support us at BuyMeACoffee: Support us on Patreon: Follow us on Twitter: 🛍️ Amazon Affiliate links 🛍️ (if you buy anything through these it will support the channel and allow us to continue creating content for you!): Amazon Store: Amazon US: Amazon CA: Amazon DE: Amazon UK: Timestamps: 0:00 - Dashcam: Officer Teeter 0:59 - Bodycam: Officer Teeter 1:58 - Surveillance Footage 2:37 - Bodycam: Officer Piccirillo 3:10 - Bodycam: Officer Lazure 3:37 - Patreon Supporters