Video: Albuquerque officer shoots undercover cop 9 times in drug bust gone wrong

The intense video is marked by shrieks and obscenities as the terrible realization began to sink in

ALBUQUERQUE — It’s been over a year since undercover Albuquerque police officer Jacob Grant was grievously wounded by his lieutenant in a $60 drug bust gone horribly wrong.

On Thursday evening, the city released redacted lapel camera video recordings of how the shooting occurred and the chaos and emotion that erupted as officers realized Lt. Greg Brachle had emptied his personal handgun into one of their own.

Even with the city redactions, the intense video is marked by shrieks and obscenities as the terrible realization began to sink in. It is posted on ABQjournal.com, but be warned that it contains graphic content and language.

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Eden said he will still review the board’s recommendations and has yet to issue his own analysis of the shooting, detailing what went wrong and what mistakes were made.

On Wednesday, Eden said the department has already made several policy changes, especially for undercover operations, in the wake of the shooting.

Footage of the shooting and other evidence are being reviewed by District Attorney Kari Brandenburg’s office, which will determine if Brachle will be charged.

A video made by an officer’s on-body camera that showed the shooting of James Boyd has become a key piece of evidence in that case. Two former police officers are standing trial on murder charges.

Phil Sisneros, a spokesman for the district attorney, said there isn’t a timetable for when the office will reach a decision on Brachle. Prosecutors have been reviewing evidence since October.

“There’s no set timeframe we give ourselves,” he said. “Every case is different.”

There are at least 30 police shooting cases by Albuquerque police officers, Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office deputies and deputy U.S. marshals in which the district attorney hasn’t officially decided if officers will be charged. Some of those shootings date back to 2013, according to the office’s records.

Sisneros didn’t provide an exact number of pending shooting cases the office has yet to review.

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