St. Louis officials decided on Wednesday to supply police officers with body cameras for a year as the city prepares for a sixth night of protests after a white former police officer was acquitted of killing a black man.
The city's Board of Estimate and Apportionment voted 3-0 to have Axon Enterprise Inc., a police body camera company, supply its 1,200 officers with free software, hardware and training for a year.
The equipment would cost $1.2 million if the city decided to keep it after the free year.