Shocking dash-cam footage shows moment cop shot dead wanted man, 27, in a hail of 12 bullets after his Taser failed 

  • Brent Andrew Brannon, 27, was shot and killed by Emerson Police officer Robert K. Smith during an October 14 traffic stop
  • Smith, 24, stopped Brannon on I-75N in a gold SUV for a tag violation - a driver's license check revealed his active warrants 
  • Brannon, a veteran, was wanted on eight felony charges, including trafficking heroin, possession of a sawn-off rifle and sale of marijuana
  • Smith asked him to step out of his vehicle several times but he refused
  • The officer then opens the driver's door and can be seen firing his Taser at Brannon, but the weapon doesn't work
  • Smith then gets out his gun and can be heard shouting 'Drop the gun' to Brannon before shooting him more than 12 times  
  • After Brannon died, police found two weapons in his SUV
  • Smith is on paid leave pending an investigation
  • Dash-cam video recorded from patrol car captured the entire incident

By Regina F. Graham For Dailymail.com

Published: 13:04 EST, 21 October 2015 | Updated: 15:52 EST, 21 October 2015

Brent Andrew Brannon, 27, was shot and killed on October 14 during a traffic stop in Emerson, Georgia 

Brent Andrew Brannon, 27, was shot and killed on October 14 during a traffic stop in Emerson, Georgia 

The dash-cam footage showing the dramatic moment a Georgia police officer shot and killed a driver has been released by authorities.

Police Officer Robert K. Smith, from Emerson, Georgia, shot dead Brent Andrew Brannon, 27 - who was wanted by police on eight felony charges, including trafficking in heroin - during a traffic stop.

Smith, 24, was working traffic enforcement on Interstate 75 on October 14 when he was alerted to a tag violation on a gold SUV traveling northbound on the road, according to police.

He stopped the car, which was being driven by Brannon, at 10.53am, Georgia Bureau of Investigation spokesman Scott Dutton told the AJC.

In the dash-cam footage, the officer can be seen approaching the SUV in what seems like an everyday traffic stop.

'Let me go check everything and I'll be right back with you,' a calm Smith can be heard telling Brannon in the video.  

A driver's license check of Brannon alerted Smith that the Columbus, Georgia resident should be considered armed and dangerous and was an escape risk. 

It also revealed that he was wanted on a number of outstanding warrants for trafficking in heroin, sale of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a sawed off rifle, Dutton stated.

Smith requested backup to help facilitate Brannon's arrest. 

However, before help could arrive, Brannon became 'non-compliant,' Dutton stated. 

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Brent Brannon, 27
Brent Brannon, 27

Deadly: Before the shooting, Emerson Police officer Robert K. Smith conducted a driver's license check on Brent Brannon (above). It said that Brannon should be considered armed and dangerous and is an escape risk

Emerson Police officer Robert K. Smith (above) shot and killed Brent Brannon during a traffic stop after he says Brannon became 'non-compliant' with his commands

Emerson Police officer Robert K. Smith (above) shot and killed Brent Brannon during a traffic stop after he says Brannon became 'non-compliant' with his commands

'Step out of the car for me,' Smith asked of Brannon, moments before deploying his Taser that was ineffective. 

'Drop the gun, shots fired shots fired,' Smith shouted seconds after he fired more than a dozen shots at Brannon.

The video shows Smith clearly shaken by the shooting, as he is seen in front of his car pacing shortly after the shooting.

WSB-TV reported that authorities found two weapons in the SUV Brannon was driving.  

Smith was not injured in the incident and has been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the case, Dutton said.  

Brannon was an Army veteran, who served four years in Afghanistan, according to his obituary.  

In the dash-cam video of the incident, Smith can be heard firing more than a dozen shots at Brannon

In the dash-cam video of the incident, Smith can be heard firing more than a dozen shots at Brannon

Smith was not injured in the incident and has been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the case. Authorities found two weapons in the gold SUV that Brannon was driving

Smith was not injured in the incident and has been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the case. Authorities found two weapons in the gold SUV that Brannon was driving


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