Cameron murdered by UIW Police. What a waste of life and Dr. Agnese and his stupid lawyers are fighting this case. Charlie Cotrell and Jesse Henry, Jr. and The Rivard Report WHY? News Memorial for slain UIW student brings friends, family together By Jacob Beltran, Staff Writer : December 6, 2014 : Updated: December 6, 2014 11:00pm E-mail Print Page 1 of 1 Photo By Billy Calzada/San Antonio Express-News People attend a one-year-anniversary candlelight vigil at Breckenridge Park for Cameron Redus, a University of the Incarnate Word student who was shot and killed by a campus policeman during an altercation at his off-campus apartment, on Dec. 6, 2014. The universitys Christmas lights are visible in the background in this picture. The university on Friday announced changes that have been brought about as a result of the Redus shooting. These changes include a new police chief, enhancing communication for evening and weekend calls and more emphasis on community policing. Photo By Billy Calzada/San Antonio Express-News Mickey Redus speaks during a one-year-anniversary candlelight vigil for his son, Cameron Redus, a University of the Incarnate Word student who was shot and killed by a campus policeman during an altercation at his off-campus apartment, on Dec. 6, 2014. The university on Friday announced changes that have been brought about as a result of the Redus shooting. These changes include a new police chief, enhancing communication for evening and weekend calls and more emphasis on community policing. Photo By Billy Calzada/San Antonio Express-News People put pebbles into sand as a gesture of lives touched during a one-year-anniversary candlelight vigil for Cameron Redus, a University of the Incarnate Word student who was shot and killed by a campus policeman during an altercation at his off-campus apartment, on Dec. 6, 2014. The university on Friday announced changes that have been brought about as a result of the Redus shooting. These changes include a new police chief, enhancing communication for evening and weekend calls and more emphasis on community policing. Photo By COURTESY Robert Cameron Redus is seen in a 2011 photo posted on his Facebook page. Redus was shot and killed Friday Dec. 6, 2013 by a University of Incarnate Word police officer. The UIW officer was placed on administrative leave while authorities investigate the shooting. Photo By COURTESY Robert Cameron Redus, left, is seen in a 2011 photo posted on his Facebook page. Redus was shot and killed Friday Dec. 6, 2013 by a University of Incarnate Word police officer. The UIW officer was placed on administrative leave while authorities investigate the shooting. Photo By Albert Villegas / Baytown Sun Robert Cameron Redus brothers Everette, left, and Kris, right, hold a photo of their brother in their home in Baytown, Texas December 10, 2013 showing Cameron when he was in the Atacama desert while on a trip to Chile. Photo By SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Law enforcement and Bexar County Medical Examiners personnel prepare to remove the body of a 23-year-old man that was shot to death after 2:00 a.m. by a University of the Incarnate Word police officer after a traffic stop that ended in the parking lot of the Treehouse Apartments at Broadway and Arcadia Place in Alamo Heights. Lt. Cindy Pruitt of the Alamo Heights Police Department said the man struggled with the officer after the stop and was shot. An investigation of the incident is ongoing. Photo By SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Alamo Heights Police Lt. Cindy Pruitt reads a statement to the media Friday December 6, 2013 about a fatal shooting incident involving a University of Incarnate Word police officer that took place in Alamo Heights on the 100 block of Grandview. The fatal shooting took place about 2:00 a.m. Friday December 6, 2013 at the Treehouse Apartments after a traffic stop. The deceased suspect driver has been identified as Robert Cameron Redus, a 23-year-old University of the Incarnate Word student. The press conference took place at Alamo Heights city offices at 1248 Austin Highway. Photo By San Antonio Express-News Alamo Heights Police Chief Richard Pruitt answers questions from the media, Monday Dec. 9, 2013, at press conference on the University of the Incarnate Word student shot to death by a campus officer Friday. Photo By San Antonio Express-News University of the Incarnate Word students Miriam Thomas, 20, (left) and Jonathan Guajardo, 22, answer questions from the media, Monday Dec. 9, 2013, after a press conference on the shooting death, by a campus officer Friday, of their friend Robert Cameron Redus, 23. Photo By Albert Villegas / Baytown Sun Mickey and Valerie Redus look at a photo of their son, Robert Cameron Redus, the University of the Incarnate Word student who was shot and killed by a campus police officer. Photo By FOR THE SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Derrick Bryant (middle), a close friend of Cameron Redus, hugs other friends and family members of Camerons as they come to a vigil Dec. 7, 2013 for Redus who was a University of the Incarnate Word student shot and killed by an university police officer. Many in attendance either wore green clothing or a green ribbon as it was his favorite color. Photo By FOR THE SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Miriam Thomas (left) tries to light Megan Gaitans candle Dec. 7, 2013 as they prepare to walk from the University of Incarnate Word Academic Convocation Center to the grotto as a vigil is held for Robert Cameron Redus who was a UIW student shot and killed by an university police officer. Many in attendance either wore green clothing or a green ribbon as it was his favorite color. Photo By FOR THE SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS A vigil is held Dec. 7, 2013 for Robert Cameron Redus who was a University of the Incarnate Word student shot and killed by an university police officer. The vigil began at the UIW Academic Convocation Center and then finished at the grotto. Many in attendance either wore green clothing or a green ribbon as it was his favorite color. Photo By BOB OWEN/San Antonio Express-News Law enforcement officers including some from Alamo Heights Police Department, leave the Treehouse Apartments after inspecting the apartment, above right, of Robert Cameron Redus, a UIW student from Baytown, TX who was shot to death by UIW campus police officer Chris Carter. Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. Photo By San Antonio Express-News A note for the Redus family with a charm and a rose was placed outside the apartment of Robert Cameron Redus, a UIW student from Baytown, TX, who was shot to death by UIW campus police officer Chris Carter. Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. Photo By San Antonio Express-News Mohammad Haidarasl, a UIW student, looks out his apartment to the parking lot of the Treehouse Apartments where his upstairs neighbor Robert Cameron Redus was shot to death by UIW campus police officer Chris Carter, following a scuffle. Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. Haidarasl lives directly below Redus and was asleep on his sofa next to the window, center, when he heard a struggle, yelling, and then gunshots. The motorcyle and bike at left, belong to Redus. Photo By San Antonio Express-News Bea Perry, right, reacts after neighbor Mohammad Haidarasl tells her that their neighbor Robert Cameron Redus, a UIW student from Baytown, TX, was shot to death by UIW campus police officer Chris Carter, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. Haidarasl lives directly below Redus and was asleep on his sofa when he heard a struggle, yelling, and then gunshots from the parking lot. Perry also heard the gunshots early Friday morning. Photo By Associated Press A note written on a candle is left with a memorial on the University of the Incarnate Word campus for senior Robert Cameron Redus, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, in San Antonio. Redus, 23, was shot and killed by a campus police officer on Friday. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Photo By Associated Press A rosary hangs on a statue near a memorial on the University of the Incarnate Word campus for senior Robert Cameron Redus, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, in San Antonio. Redus, 23, was shot and killed by a campus police officer on Friday. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Photo By Eric Gay/Associated Press The campus of the University of the Incarnate Word campus is seen at dusk, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, in San Antonio. UIW senior Robert Cameron Redus was shot and killed by a campus police officer on Friday. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Photo By Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News Friends and family of Cameron Redus enter Memorial Baptist Church for Redus funeral service in Baytown, Texas on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. Redus died of gunshot wounds from a University of Incarnate Word campus policeman last Friday. Family and friends gathered at the church to pay their last respects to the 23-year-old. Green was Redus favorite color and classmates made 700 ribbons to pass out to mourners at the service. Photo By Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News Friends and family of Cameron Redus leave Memorial Baptist Church after the funeral service for Redus in Baytown, Texas on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. Redus died of gunshot wounds from a University of Incarnate Word campus policeman last Friday. Family and friends gathered at the church to pay their last respects to the 23-year-old. Green was Redus favorite color and classmates made 700 ribbons to pass out to mourners at the service. Photo By Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News Friends and family of Cameron Redus leave Memorial Baptist Church after the funeral service for Redus in Baytown, Texas on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. Redus died of gunshot wounds from a University of Incarnate Word campus policeman last Friday. Family and friends gathered at the church to pay their last respects to the 23-year-old. Green was Redus favorite color and classmates made 700 ribbons to pass out to mourners at the service. Photo By Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News University of Incarnate Word students join friends and family at the funeral service for Cameron Redus at Memorial Baptist Church in Baytown, Texas on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. Redus, an Incarnate Word student, died of gunshot wounds from a campus policeman last Friday. Family and friends gathered at the church to pay their last respects to the 23-year-old. Green was Redus favorite color and classmates made 700 ribbons to pass out to mourners at the service. Photo By Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News Kris Redus (center), a brother of Cameron Redus, receives a hug in front of Memorial Baptist Church for funeral services for Cameron in Baytown, Texas on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. Cameron died of gunshot wounds from a University of Incarnate Word campus policeman last Friday. Family and friends gathered at the church to pay their last respects to the 23-year-old. Photo By Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News A mourner wipes tears from her eyes after the funeral service for Cameron Redus at Memorial Baptist Church in Baytown, Texas on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. Redus died of gunshot wounds from a University of Incarnate Word campus policeman last Friday. Family and friends gathered at the church to pay their last respects to the 23-year-old. Green was Redus favorite color and classmates made 700 ribbons to pass out to mourners at the service. Photo By Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News Johnathan Guajardo, a school classmate of Cameron Redus, wears a green tie and ribbon in memory of Redus before a funeral service at Memorial Baptist Church in Baytown, Texas on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. Cameron died of gunshot wounds from a University of Incarnate Word campus policeman last Friday. Family and friends gathered at the church to pay their last respects to the 23-year-old. Green was Redus favorite color and classmates made 700 ribbons to pass out to mourners at the service. Photo By Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News Valerie Redus, mother of Cameron Redus, receives a hug from close family friend Mark Hall after a funeral service for Cameron at Memorial Baptist Church in Baytown, Texas on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. Cameron died of gunshot wounds from a University of Incarnate Word campus policeman last Friday. Family and friends gathered at the church to pay their last respects to the 23-year-old. Green was Redus favorite color and classmates made 700 ribbons to pass out to mourners at the service. Photo By Kin Man Hui, MBO / Associated Press An image of Cameron Redus is carried away after a funeral service for Redus at Memorial Baptist Church in Baytown, Texas on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. Redus died of gunshot wounds from a University of Incarnate Word campus policeman last Friday. Family and friends gathered at the church to pay their last respects to the 23-year-old. Green was Redus favorite color and classmates made 700 ribbons to pass out to mourners at the service. (AP Photo/San Antonio Express-News, Kin Man Hui)**MAGS OUT NO SALES SAN ANTONIO OUT** Photo By San Antonio Express-News A friend of Robert Cameron Redus holds a program during The University of the Incarnate Word memorial service for Redus, the student fatally shot by a UIW officer, Monday, Jan. 13, 2013. Photo By Express-News / File photo The University of the Incarnate Word made its response to a lawsuit filed by Mickey and Valerie Redus, parents of the slain student. Photo By BOB OWEN/San Antonio Express-News Jonathan Guajardo, Student Body President at The University of the Incarnate Word ties a gree ribbon of a tree planted in memory of fellow student Robert Cameron Redus who was fatally shot by a UIW officer. The school held a prayer service in honor of Redus. Monday, Jan. 13, 2013. Photo By BOB OWEN/San Antonio Express-News Green ribbons are attached to the hands of an angel statue at The University of the Incarnate Word where a memorial service for Robert Cameron Redus was held. Friends and family members of Redus, walking by, are going to a tree planting for Redus. Monday, Jan. 13, 2013. Photo By BOB OWEN/San Antonio Express-News Ethan Redus, left, brother of slain University of the Incarnate Word student Robert Cameron Redus, shovels dirt on a tree planted in Camerons honor on campus. The school held a memorial service for Robert Cameron Redus, the student fatally shot by a UIW officer, Monday, Jan. 13, 2013. Camerons other brothers, left to right, Kris Redus, William Redus, and Everett Redus also took a turn planting the tree. Photo By BOB OWEN/San Antonio Express-News Mickey Redus comforts his wife Valerie Redus, as their sons help plant a tree in memory of their brother Robert Cameron Redus, the University of the Incarnate Word student that was fatally shot by a UIW officer, Monday, Jan. 13, 2013. The school held a prayer service for Robert Cameron Redus. Photo By TOM REEL Marta Macias raises her sign toward motorists as demonstrators stage a rally on Broadway to support the family of slain student Cameron Redus on August 27, 2014. Photo By Tom Reel / San Antonio Express-News Demonstrators display signs for passing motorists to see during the rally to recall student Robert Cameron Redus, who was fatally shot by a campus police officer off the grounds of UIW last December Photo By TOM REEL Marta Macias takes a turn babyshitting as demonstrators stage a rally on Broadway to support the family of slain student Cameron Redus on August 27, 2014. Photo By TOM REEL Signs are displayed to passing motorists as demonstrators stage a rally on Broadway to support the family of slain student Cameron Redus on August 27, 2014. Photo By TOM REEL Demonstrators stage a rally on Broadway to support the family of slain student Cameron Redus on August 27, 2014. Photo By TOM REEL Signs are displayed to passing motorists as demonstrators stage a rally on Broadway to support the family of slain student Cameron Redus on August 27, 2014. Photo By BOB OWEN, Staff / San Antonio Express-News Mickey Redus, center right, and his wife Valerie Redus, center left, address the media outside the John Wood U.S. Courthouse, flanked by their son Kris Redus, left, and lawyer Brent C. Perry. The parents of Robert Cameron Redus, the slain student at University of the Incarnate Word, were in federal court in San Antonio for a hearing to determine if a lawsuit filed by lawyers of Valerie Redus and Mickey Redus, should stay in federal court or be sent back to state court. Monday, Nov. 17, 2014. Photo By BOB OWEN/San Antonio Express-News Valerie Redus and her son Kris Redus embrace following a hearing at the John Wood Federal Courthouse in San Antonio. The parents of Robert Cameron Redus, the slain student at University of the Incarnate Word, were in federal court in San Antonio for a hearing to determine if a lawsuit filed by lawyers of Valerie Redus and Mickey Redus, should stay in federal court or be sent back to state court. Monday, Nov. 17, 2014. Photo By BOB OWEN/San Antonio Express-News Mickey Redus, center, holds his wife Valerie Reduss hand, with their son Kris Redus at right, during an interview. The parents of Robert Cameron Redus, the slain student at University of the Incarnate Word, were in federal court in San Antonio for a hearing to determine if a lawsuit filed by lawyers of Valerie Redus and Mickey Redus, should stay in federal court or be sent back to state court. Monday, Nov. 17, 2014. Photo By BOB OWEN/San Antonio Express-News Valerie Redus, mother of slain college student Robert Cameron Redus, speaks during an interview as her husband Mickey Redus holds her hand for support. The parents of Robert Cameron Redus, the slain student at University of the Incarnate Word, were in federal court in San Antonio for a hearing to determine if a lawsuit filed by lawyers of Valerie Redus and Mickey Redus, should stay in federal court or be sent back to state court. Monday, Nov. 17, 2014. Photo By BOB OWEN/San Antonio Express-News Mickey Redus, right, the father of Robert Cameron Redus, speaks to the media as his wife Valerie Redus, wipes away tears. The parents of Robert Cameron Redus, the slain student at University of the Incarnate Word, were in federal court in San Antonio for a hearing to determine if a lawsuit filed by lawyers of Valerie Redus and Mickey Redus, should stay in federal court or be sent back to state court. Monday, Nov. 17, 2014. Photo By BOB OWEN/San Antonio Express-News Mickey Redus holds his wife Valerie Reduss hand during an interview. The parents of Robert Cameron Redus, the slain student at University of the Incarnate Word, were in federal court in San Antonio for a hearing to determine if a lawsuit filed by lawyers of Valerie Redus and Mickey Redus, should stay in federal court or be sent back to state court. Monday, Nov. 17, 2014. Photo By BOB OWEN/San Antonio Express-News Valerie Redus, left, and her husband Mickey, emerge from the John Wood U.S. Courthouse with their lawyer Brent C. Perry, right. The parents of Robert Cameron Redus, the slain student at University of the Incarnate Word, were in federal court in San Antonio for a hearing to determine if a lawsuit filed by lawyers of Valerie Redus and Mickey Redus, should stay in federal court or be sent back to state court. Monday, Nov. 17, 2014. Photo By BOB OWEN/San Antonio Express-News Valerie Redus, left, is comforted by her husband Mickey Redus, as they emerge from the John Wood U.S. Courthouse. The parents of Robert Cameron Redus, the slain student at University of the Incarnate Word, were in federal court in San Antonio for a hearing to determine if a lawsuit filed by lawyers of Valerie Redus and Mickey Redus, should stay in federal court or be sent back to state court. Monday, Nov. 17, 2014. 1 of 50 Top of Form More than 50 people, candle in hand, paid their respects during a memorial Saturday night at Brackenridge Park honoring University of Incarnate Word student Robert Cameron Redus, who was shot to death last year by a campus police officer. Redus was fatally shot outside his Alamo Heights apartment on Dec. 6, 2013, by UIW police Cpl. Christopher Carter. Redus was followed by Carter after noticing Redus’ erratic driving along Broadway. At the apartment complex, the two became involved in a confrontation, and Carter said he shot Redus when the student charged at him. During the vigil his family, close friends, and supporters stood before one another in a small cove beneath two street lights. They shared memories of his adventurous personality and how he helped many of them break their daily routines to try new things and live in the now. At the end of the gathering, visitors walked up to a vase filled with green sand, his favorite color, and dropped a pebble inside as a choir sang the hymn “We Are Called.” Stephanie Leighsing, supporter and mother to one of Redus’ friends, said the pebbles represent the people at the ceremony, a symbol to remind Redus’ family of their support during lonely times. After the memorial, visitors broke off into groups and shared memories of Redus. A year since his death, some visitors shook hands as they were just meeting for the first time. Kyle Leighsing, 24, recalled meeting Redus through mutual friends in Baytown in 2012. “He could find something interesting and see the greatest things about the world around him,” Leighsing recalled. Both Leighsing and Redus’ former employer Mark Hall, now a spokesman for the Redus family, were amazed at the way Redus was unafraid to travel the world, recalling a trip he took to South America. “We were worried the whole time,” Hall recalled. “He got back and he never had a problem. After that we let our own daughter travel in Europe for 10 weeks.” Hall described Redus as a gentleman and a good friend of a wide spectrum of people, seen in the audience that night. “He was a good man who made a bad choice, but it wasn’t one that he deserved to die for,” Hall said. “We want to make sure the rally’s peaceful and focused on Cameron. We’re not anti-police.” Jonathan Guajardo, former UIW student body president set to graduate in December, met Redus in the media convergence program 2½ years ago. “He had a lot of passion,” Guajardo recalled, adding that he often tried new things such as attending South by Southwest without hesitation. “He was too good of a person to have this happen to him.” Since Redus’ death, Guajardo described his efforts to correct policies within the university as an uphill battle. He said several requests to the university to change certain policies with students have been ignored, even after the university hired a new police chief. “There’s still a genuine distrust of campus police,” Guajardo said, adding that he plans to continue advocating for change on the campus after he graduates. Redus’ case has yet to be presented to a grand jury to determine if the officer should be indicted. The Redus family filed a wrongful death suit in May against both UIW and Carter, who remains employed there but is on administrative leave. Late last month, a federal judge ruled the case should return to state district court. [email protected] Staff writer Drew Joseph contributed to this story.
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