'Live PD' canceled by A&E two days after Javier Ambler II's 2019 death in police custody became public
A&E's move comes one day after it acknowledged"Live PD," which premiered in 2016 and was in its fourth season, had destroyed video ofA&E issued a statement to USA TODAY explaining its decision to pull the show, while leaving the door open to future programming that involves police .
"This is a critical time in our nation’s history and we have made the decision to cease production on 'Live PD,'" the statement said. "Going forward, we will determine if there is a clear pathway to tell the stories of both the community and the police officers whose role it is to serve them. And with that, we will be meeting with community and civil rights leaders as well as police departments.
On Monday, the Austin American-Statesman, which is part of the USA TODAY Network, and KVUE-TV reported details of the death ofwas arrested by sheriff’s deputies in Williamson County, Texas, in March 2019 in connection with a traffic violation. The story reported that a"Live PD" crew filmed the incident.
A&E confirmed Tuesday that “video of the tragic death of Javier Ambler was captured by body cams worn on the officers involved as well by the producers of 'Live PD' who were riding with certain officers involved.”"Live PD" and"Cops," which feature real police on the streets, have come under new scrutiny in the wake of Floyd's death on Memorial Day and subsequent national protests about police brutality, racism and mistreatment of black people.
Paramount announced the fate of long-running"Cops" in a short statement Tuesday: “‘Cops’ is not on the Paramount Network and we don’t have any current or future plans for it to return.”
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