(06-11-2020, 09:19 AM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(06-11-2020, 09:10 AM)homebiscuit Wrote: “A&E’s statement said that Austin investigators had not asked for the video or to interview show producers. “As is the case with all footage taken by Live PD producers, we no longer retained the unaired footage after learning that the investigation had concluded,” the network said in a statement.”

Is there evidence A&E made an extraordinary exception for this case by “destroying” the footage?

No evidence of any exception made. 

They did destroy what would have been important evidence in a current investigation unfortunately. 
Of course it's possible they merely did this in a routine fashion, but I'm speculating they didn't want to be tied to this wrongful death. In retrospect of my comments, I guess they are inextricably linked anyway.