Body camera footage from a police shooting of a suspect in Lexington has been released by the Illinois State Police [ISP].
The shooting happened Feb. 6.
In a news release, ISP said officers were alerted around 9:35 a.m. to a vehicle traveling on Interstate 74 in Champaign that authorities believe had been involved in an armed robbery in Texas.
The vehicle stopped at a Casey's off Interstate 55 in Lexington around 10:30 a.m. One person in the vehicle, 19-year-old Joseph Martin Hernandez of Texas, got out of the vehicle to go inside the gas station.
Footage shows police telling Hernandez to get on the ground, and one officer telling another to get him into handcuffs. It also shows police attempting to take the driver, 18-year-old Ryan Aeron Stanley Hurst of Arkansas, into custody.
Officers can be seen surrounding the car from a distance. Several shots ring out and officers also yell for Hurst to get his hands up and to get out of the car.
ISP said officers exchanged gunfire with Hurst after Hurst first raised a gun at them. The video shows Hurst pointing what appears to be a gun at approaching officers.
Hurst was injured in the shooting. Body camera footage shows Hurst telling officers his arm is broken; officers continued to negotiate with him to convince him to leave the car. Officers also can be heard discussing what they can and cannot see, as well as asking Hurst where the gun is.
Hurst can later be seen laying on the ground near the car, having exited the vehicle, while officers handcuff him and begin to provide first aid before he was eventually taken to a hospital.
McLean County prosecutors charged him with three counts of attempted first-degree murder, four counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm, and one count of aggravated assault.
After being discharged from the hospital, Hurst was ordered to remain in jail while awaiting trial. He remains at the McLean County Detention Center.
Hernandez was not injured and also was taken into custody for further investigation.
ISP's investigation into the shooting remains ongoing.
Video: Watch the footage released Thursday by Illinois State Police below. Warning: The footage contains graphic depictions of violence and language.
