Body-cam footage released from Santa Maria officer-involved shooting in December

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Police released body camera footage of a Santa Maria officer-involved shooting from December of 2022.

The Santa Maria Police Department posted the "Critical Incident Community Briefing" video to social media accounts on Friday afternoon.

Before opening the following link, the department issued a viewer discretion warning: "The Santa Maria Police Department cautions all viewers, as the content of this Critical Incident Community Briefing contains graphic content."

Here is the link to the department's Facebook post with the video: fb.watch/ik2IDoDX1I.

"The Santa Maria Police Department remains committed to transparency," wrote the department's Facebook post. "After carefully evaluating any effect the release may have on the integrity of the investigation and the degree of community interest in the incident, we have created a critical incident community briefing video to share with our community members."

Police arrested the 24-year-old Santa Maria man on Dec. 15 following an extensive chase involving an armed carjacking, burglary and an officer-involved shooting.

The 24-year-old showed what appeared to be a realistic firearm before the officer-involved shooting occurred, but the investigation later revealed it was a BB gun.

For previous coverage with the full story of this arrest, click here.

The department said the criminal and administrative investigations into the critical incident are still on-going.