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A 15-year-old was gunned down by cops as she ran toward them for help after being kidnapped by her father, all while a deputy helplessly begged for other officers to stop firing, shocking new video shows.
Savannah Graziano, 15, was killed on September 27, 2022, after her father, Anthony John Graziano, 45, had murdered his estranged wife Tracy Martinez and abducted his daughter.
The tragic video of the shooting was released Monday after journalists requested it under the California Public Records Act. It shows that Savannah was following their instructions and does not prove, as police had previously claimed, that she was wearing tactical equipment when they shot her dead.
The footage shows the teen slowly moving toward officers outside a vehicle as a deputy takes cover by the front wheel of a police SUV. Suddenly, gunfire erupts and the teen is blurred out as she is killed by the cops.
'Stop shooting her! He's in the car! Stop! She's OK! He's in the car! ... Stop!' the deputy pleads.
Police in California have released 2022 video of a teenage girl who was shot dead as she ran toward officers for help to escape her kidnapper father, all while one deputy pleaded for them to hold their fire
Savannah Graziano, 15, was killed on September 27, 2022, after her father, Anthony John Graziano, 45, had murdered his estranged wife Tracy Martinez the day before and abducted his daughter
After Tracy was killed, investigators issued an AMBER Alert for the teen. A civilian spotted the dad and daughter and police responded.
Deputies from San Bernadino County tried to pull Anthony Graziano's truck over just before 11am when they were fired at by the father who had a semiautomatic weapon, officials with the sheriff's department said.
Authorities followed the truck for about 70 miles, as the father continued to fire at them before Graziano tried and failed to take his vehicle up an embankment. He came to a stop on the side of the road.
The newly released footage includes a camera from the sheriff's department helicopter and it shows Graziano attempting to go in reverse on the road as he fires again.
The 15-year-old Savannah can then be seen getting out of the car, as an officer says over the radio: 'The girl's out, the female juvie is out. She's out on the passenger side.'
She keeps a low crouch but starts moving quickly toward the officers when suddenly a gunshot rings out and the footage blurs Graziano's body.
The sheriff's department deputies were not wearing body cameras but audio was released from an officer near the girl as she was getting out.
He repeatedly yells: 'Passenger, get out! Come here! Come to me! Come, come, come... walk, walk, walk.'
Back over the radio, after the 15-year-old was shot, an officer can then be heard with a resigned 'oh, no.'
Graziano had killed his estranged wife the day before and abducted their daughter
After Tracy was killed, investigators issued an AMBER Alert for the teen. A civilian spotted the dad and daughter and police responded
Authorities followed the truck for about 70 miles, as the father continued to fire at them before Graziano tried and failed to take his vehicle up an embankment. He came to a stop on the side of the road
The teen keeps a low crouch but starts moving quickly toward the officers when suddenly a gunshot rings out and the footage blurs Graziano's body
