In December 2014, police officer Tyler Stewart responded to a routine call in Flagstaff, Ariz. College student Anna Caldron had called the police, saying her boyfriend, Robert Smith, had damaged her apartment after an argument.
Officer Stewart goes to investigate, and a routine call turns deadly. Smith shoots Stewart and himself. It is the first time a police officer's death was captured on his own body cam.
On this episode of Embedded, we travel to Flagstaff for the stories behind the shooting, and to find out what the video from that day means to police officers and to the people related to Stewart and Smith.
For information on suicide risk and prevention, you can visit the website for the American Foundation For Suicide Prevention and NPR's previous reporting on suicide prevention.
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