The New Castle County police will begin using body cameras as the nation reels from another officer involved shooting caught on camera.
The department has begun a pilot program and becomes the largest in the state to use them.
The Wilmington News Journal reports that state Attorney General Matt Denn said it is his intent that every officer in the state will wear one.
The Delaware NAACP which has pushed for their use praised New Castle County Executive Tom Gordon and other local leaders for moving ahead with the program.
In Delaware Corporal Thomas Webster with the Dover police department was indicted for second degree assault in the arrest of a suspect two years ago caught on camera.
The latest incident that has caught the nation’s attention is a murder charge against former University of Cincinnati Police officer Ray Tensing who was caught on video shooting and killing Samuel Debose during a traffic stop.
He has pleaded not guilty.
