Newly released video shows the moment a teen was fatally shot in Hesperia by San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies after a 2022 car chase in which her father had fired several times at law enforcement.

The video appeared to contradict earlier claims by sheriff’s officials that it was unclear who shot the girl.

On Sept. 27, 2022, an Amber alert out of Fontana was issued for 15-year-old Savannah Graziano after her father allegedly kidnapped her. Before the alert was issued, 45-year-old Anthony Graziano had killed his wife outside a Fontana school and shot at a father and child near the school, according to the sheriff’s department in an April 2 video posted on YouTube.

After the alert went out, Mr. Graziano’s white 2017 Nissan Frontier pickup was spotted around 10:25 a.m., west of Barstow, by a gas station clerk who spotted the two and said Ms. Graziano had just purchased two sodas.

“They’re going towards Barstow right now ... she came in and got two sodas from me,” the clerk told police, according to released audio of the 911 call.

During the pursuit, Mr. Graziano exited Highway 58 onto southbound Interstate 15 and was driving around 100 miles per hour. Deputies trailed him by about half a mile, according to the video.

As Mr. Graziano continued south toward Victorville, deputies eventually caught up and were met with gunfire from Mr. Graziano’s vehicle. Several deputy cars were struck, and one vehicle was disabled.

During the pursuit, a California Highway Patrol helicopter reported shots fired from both sides of the pickup, which was confirmed by a man who had recorded the vehicle speeding past him as shots were fired at police.

“I didn’t expect a gun to pop out, shooting at me, or at cops, but it kind of looked like he was aiming at me,” the man told police after the incident.

He said he saw a gun pointed out the passenger window, which he told police couldn’t have been from Mr. Graziano, who was driving.

“Was it the driver or was it someone else in the car?” deputies asked the witness.

The witness replied, “It must have been someone else because someone was still driving the truck.”

Sheriff’s officials explained that the witness’s statement and radio chatter by police of shots fired outside the passenger window are indications “of what may have happened, not confirmation,” according to the newly released information.

After exiting the freeway and failing to drive up an embankment, Mr. Graziano’s pickup eventually was surrounded by deputies while shots were exchanged from both sides, according to the video.

Ms. Graziano was seen exiting through the passenger door of the pickup, where she lay on the ground before being called to safety by the nearest deputy. But as she walked over, she was struck by gunfire, despite the deputy nearest telling all other officers to stop shooting.

Thanks to a belt recording, the deputy can be heard shouting “passenger get out,” “come here,” and “come to me,” multiple times to Ms. Graziano, who was lying on the ground and wearing tactical equipment and a helmet.

The deputy then yelled, “Stop shooting her, he’s in the car stop!” and “She’s OK, he’s in the car stop,” but it was too late as Ms. Graziano had already been struck by gunfire, according to the video.

Hundreds of rounds of ammunition, multiple guns, a flashbang, smoke grenades, body armor, and tactical helmets were discovered inside Mr. Graziano’s vehicle, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation continues, led by the California Department of Justice, and the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office is conducting an internal review, according to a recent announcement.

At first, sheriff’s officials said it was unclear if the girl had been shot by deputies or her father, and “refused to release footage of the shooting,” according to an article by The Guardian.

The footage and recordings were first published by the news outlet after they were released to journalist Joey Scott, who had filed a public records request for body camera footage of the shooting, according to The Guardian.