New footage released in officer-involved shooting that killed off-duty cop

New footage from an officer-involved shooting this year was recently released by the Merced Police Department, including the body-camera footage from the officer who fired the fatal shot. In the footage from Feb. 12, Officer Nate McKinnon can be heard relaying information to emergency dispatchers after Johnny Mathis, an off-duty officer, fires a round into McKinnon's patrol car. McKinnon fired a single round that struck Mathis in the head, according to investigators. The deadly shooting was determined to be justified by the Merced County District Attorney's Office. Several law enforcement officers responded on Feb. 12 to the 1800 block of Lopes Avenue in Merced, where officers had pursued Mathis, a 46-year-old off-duty Dos Palos officer. A deputy spoke with Mathis in the 2100 block of Highway 140 about 8 p.m. that day, investigators said. He was standing outside of his car and showed signs of intoxication. He got into the car and sped away despite officers telling him to stop. Footage from a dashboard camera shows the short pursuit of Mathis, who began ramming his car into the garage door of a home on Lopes Avenue. Smoke billows through the air as the car's tires spin and engine revs. The off-duty officer had worked with the Dos Palos Police Department since 2014. He was a Merced County sheriff's deputy for about 14 years before that, according to Merced Sun-Star archives. Mathis fired seven shots into the house, three into his car's interior and another four out of the window, investigators said. Seven minutes passed between the initial suspicious vehicle report and the deadly shooting, according to the Merced County District Attorney's Office. McKinnon was on the scene for less than two minutes. Mathis had a complicated past having been decorated in 2009 by the Sheriff's Office with the Medal of Valor and also investigated in 2010 for an on-duty allegation of domestic violence. He was also accused of police brutality multiple times from 2004 to 2006.

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