In Cincinnati, a body camera was the difference between murder charge and the public’s never knowing what really happened when a campus police officer shot an unarmed motorist at point-blank range.

An Associated Press report is raising conflict-of-interest questions about law-enforcement officials’ ties with Taser International, the leading manufacturer of electro-shock weapons and body cameras.

FILE - An Axon body camera is worn by MSGT Matt Gilmore who is one of the officers using Axon's Draft One AI software at OKCPD headquarters on Friday, May 31, 2024 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (AP ...