Public Freak Out

(Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational purposes only) Mesquite, Texas The Mesquite Police Department released a 911 call and body camera video of the incident involving 27yearold Ashton Pinke, who was fatally shot by two officers on May 4, 2021. Officers were sent to the Audubon Park Apartments Tuesday after dispatchers said they could hear screaming and the sounds of a struggle in the background of a 911 call before it hung up. The two officers involved were dispatched to the address and radio traffic could be heard saying the address was linked to Pinke, who has a history of bipolar schizophrenia and depression. When police arrived, the body camera video shows Pinke answering the door and telling an officer that there is no disturbance and then shutting the door. About 30 seconds later, body cam shows the woman in the apartment come out and tell officers that Pinke hit her and jumped out the secondfloor balcony. She also tells officers Pinke had a knife a