Terrifying dash cam footage shows a St. Louis police officer shooting and killing a driver

THIS is the shocking moment a police officer shoots a black man five times killing him with his personal rifle after a high-speed car chase.

Jason Stockley, now 35, based in St Louis, Missouri, now charged with first-degree murder for the death of 24-year-old Anthony Lamar Smith, who was initially stopped on suspicion of taking part in a drug deal.

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Stockley was carrying a personal AK-47 rifle which is a violation of police policy.

Dash cam footage obtained by FOX 40 shows the horrifying shooting that took place in December 2011.

The leaked footage, is shot from two cameras inside Stockley's car - one showing the view through the windscreen and the other showing the rear seat.
The clip obtained by , shows Stockley and officer Brian Bianchi pulled up behind Smith's car outside of a fast food restaurant.

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Smith backs into the police SUV, maneuvers out of the parking lot and speeds past Stockley, who is not in the SUV, nearly knocking an AK-47 rifle from his hands.

Stockley fired several shots from his rifle and the two officers began the chase.

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Court documents accuse Stockley of saying during the chase, "Going to kill this mother******, don't you know it."

After Smith's car stops, Stockley tells Bianchi to ram the back.

The officers get out and Stockley fires five shots from his department-issued handgun into the car.

There is no audio of the officers' voices outside their SUV.

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Stockley told investigators he fired after Smith reached for a gun, then unloaded Smith's gun as a safety precaution after the shooting.

Smith's relatives and supporters say Stockley planted the weapon. Documents cite tests that show Stockley's DNA, not Smith's, on a .38-caliber revolver that was found in Smith's car.

Stockley left the force in 2013 and is free on $1 million bond secured by the St. Louis Police Officers' Association.

Bianchi was not accused of wrongdoing and is still on the force.

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