Newly released body cam footage shows an incident from a traffic stop in Las Cruces, New Mexico that resulted in one officer being dragged while another opened fire.
The body cam footage shows Joel Orozco being pulled over for driving erratically.
Officer J. Herrera discovered there was a felony warrant out for his arrest. Officer Herrera, along with backup Officer M. Carrera, went back to the car and asked Orozco to get out.
Orozco drove off, dragging officer Herrera alongside which resulted in Officer Carrera opening fire.
Investigators say Orozco abandoned the SUV nearby, but was found and he arrested shortly after. Police discovered there was a woman in the backseat who was wounded by the gunfire and treated at the hospital.
Officer Herrera is still recovering from his injuries. Orozco is charged with aggravated battery on an officer and fleeing.