Surveillance Video Shows Colorado Springs Police Shooting Teen

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- Surveillance video shows a Colorado teen who was fatally shot by police last weekend running from two officers before falling and slumping to the ground. The Gazette reported Wednesday that the video also shows a third officer dropping an unknown item at the scene.

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Police have said officers were chasing Bailey, a robbery suspect, and shot him after he reached for a gun on Saturday.

The shooting of the black teen by white officers prompted street protests this week.

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The video shows officers performing chest compressions on Bailey before a fire crew arrived 7 minutes after the shooting.

El Paso Sheriff's Office is investigating the shooting. The Gazette reports that video from the officers' body cameras has not been released.

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