Dash cam rolls before stun gun shooting

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Dash cam video of Tucumcari's Chief of Police shooting a local teen with an electronic stun gun was recently released.

Chief of Police Roger Hatcher said he had no choice but to shoot stun darts at Kailee Martinez, 14, after she ran from him.

The video shows the chief chasing the girl after he confronts her near a park; the girl is merely feet in front of him and the chief already had the stun gun in his hand.

Hatcher has said after drawing his weapon he yelled at the teen, "I drew my taser and again told her to stop or I would tase her."

Before the chief is out of the view of the dash cam, he’s seen pointing the taser directly at Kailee.

Police said it started when Kailee’s mother took her to the police station because the girl hit her during an argument over sexually explicit cell phone messages and photos. When Kailee ran off, the chief went after her.

Moments later, the teen was rushed to the hospital with a stun gun dart embedded in her head and another in her hip.

It took 18 staples and six stitches to piece Kailee's head back together.

What you don’t see in the dash cam video is the chase that continued down a nearby alley. That’s where the chief pulled the trigger.

Kailee’s parents claim the chief was too aggressive.

“Just don't go and tase a 14 year old child,” Kailee’s father Donny Martinez said.

"I just wanted help, I didn't mean for my child to get injured the way she did,” Kailee’s mother Stacy Akin said.

Doctors told Kailee’s family that one of the darts went through her skull and hit her brain.

Hatcher has said he "had to get her stopped" and he had a "lawful reason" to use the weapon.

So far, no charges have been filed against Kailee for the fight she had with her mom.

Hatcher is on paid leave while the incident is investigated.