A calm, eight-minute conversation with a suspect preceded the fatal shooting of Everett police officer Dan Rocha in March, newly released body camera footage shows. The footage from Rocha’s body-worn camera, starts inside a Starbucks near Everett Community College. It cuts off four seconds before Richard Rotter fires the shots that killed the officer March 25, according to police. Citing state public records law and privacy concerns for Rocha’s family, Everett police declined to release footage of the shooting itself, as well as over five hours of other body camera video recorded that day. ADVERTISEMENT 0 seconds of 0 seconds Rocha was the first Everett police officer to die in the line of duty in over 20 years. Body cameras are new here. The city approved funding for the equipment in late 2020. The 8½-minute video still leaves some unanswered questions. For example, how did the suspect, 50, retrieve his Glock to kill Rocha? And how far away was police backup when Rocha, 41, was killed? Everett Police Chief Dan Templeman declined to comment. A department spokesperson couldn’t answer specific questions, citing an ongoing investigation by the Snohomish County Multiple Agency Response Team, the group tasked with investigating use-of-force cases involving police. A SMART spokesperson didn’t respond to requests for comment Wednesday. The last three seconds of footage show the officer throwing Rotter to the ground, trying to pin him. Four seconds later, police said, Rotter shot Rocha five times, 3 of them shots, where to the head. Rotter reportedly fled in the Mini Cooper — backing over Rocha and speeding away. The body-worn camera continued to run for hours. Rocha died at the scene. After a pursuit that ended in a three-car crash, Rotter was arrested 2½ miles south. Police later found a .22-caliber rifle in the Ford. Weeks later, prosecutors charged Rotter with aggravated first-degree murder, unlawful firearm possession and a drug-related offense. As of Wednesday he awaited trial in the Snohomish County Jail, where he was held on no bail.