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Phoenix police have released body cam video from a shooting late last month that left an officer hurt and a suspect dead. The situation began shortly before 3 a.m. on Tuesday, May 28, when two officers on patrol stopped a man on a bicycle for traffic violations near 10th Street and Southern Avenue. When the officer in the passenger seat got out of the patrol SUV, police say the suspect, since identified as 48-year-old Sergio Francisco Alvarez, “immediately became combative.” The officer driving then got out of the SUV to help detain Alvarez. In the body-cam video, Alvarez is heard yelling for help as the officers tell him he’s under arrest and try to take him into custody. During the struggle, both officers’ body-worn cameras were knocked off. Only one camera recorded video of the struggle from a few feet away, although the officers and suspect weren’t fully in frame. Alvarez can then be heard saying, “stop choking me,” while an officer tells him to “stop grabbing my hand.” Police say that’s when Alvarez pulled out a handgun and shot one of the officers in the leg. “He shot me,” the officer said as the other officer ordered Alvarez to drop the gun. As the officer radios for backup, additional gunshots are heard. “Where are you hit? Where are you hit?” the officer asks the other as he continues telling the suspect to stay on the ground. “I got him, dude. Tourniquet yourself,” the officer told the other as he continued struggling with Alvarez. Other officers then arrived on the scene to help take Alvarez into custody. The wounded officer was taken to a hospital in serious but stable condition. Alvarez was also transported but died at the hospital a short time later.

NYPD officers shot and killed a man who they say was chasing and firing shots at two people in East Flatbush, Brooklyn on Monday. Officers responded to East 57th Street and Remsen Avenue around 5:50 p.m. for reports of a man with a gun firing shots. After canvassing the area for seven minutes, four officers in an unmarked car saw a man chasing a woman and another man with a firearm. NYPD officials say the officers saw the man firing several shots at the two people. That's when the officers jumped out of the vehicle and shot the 20-year-old suspect. He was pronounced dead at Kings County Hospital. The two victims that were being chased by the gunman were not injured, but were taken to a local hospital for observation. "Tonight, you see New York City police officers running towards danger, running in the middle of gunfire, stopping a threat and saving two people's lives," said NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell. Additionally, officers found an innocent bystander, a 60-year-old man, shot twice on the same block of the incident. He is expected to recover. Police are investigating who shot him. The unmarked patrol car had bullet holes in the back, but the officers were not injured. A firearm was recovered at the scene.

Last week, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office received a report of a missing 72-year-old man with Dementia. Patrol officers immediately began searching the area, noting it was difficult with a rainstorm. Lucky for everyone involved, JSO K9 Officer Anthony Yannuzzi and his K9 partner, Patriot, were on the way. In what may be a new record, the dynamic duo tracked down the missing man in less than a minute as Patriot tracked a scent of the missing man to a neighbor’s driveway. It appears he got into the neighbor’s unlocked car after it started raining. With summertime heat, the conditions could have gotten dangerous quick. Great job to our patrol officers and our K9 companions for finding this gentleman in record time. We love a happy (and fast) reunion. This is a great reminder of the importance of taking precautionary steps to ensure the safety of our loved ones. This is why we would like to highlight the JaxReady R.E.V.A.M.P. program. This is a voluntary identification program that aids in the safe return of individuals that may be endangered, vulnerable or missing with cognitive and memory impairment or sensory disabilities

The Austin Police Department released bodycam video from a deadly shooting involving officers during a stabbing attack at an apartment complex in North Austin in late May. It happened on Monday, May 27 at around 1:34 a.m. at the San Paloma Apartments located at 12501 Tech Ridge Boulevard. Police say they responded to reports of a man and a woman arguing, sounds of glass shattering, and objects being thrown. Bodycam video shows officers knocking on the door and after hearing sounds of disturbance, they start to break down the door. The video then cuts off as they enter, but once inside, officers saw a man later identified as 49-year-old Ensel Maclare-Urgelles stabbing a woman with a knife. To protect the woman's life, Officer Cody Shulz fired his gun, hitting Maclare-Urgelles. Urgelles was taken to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. The victim was rushed to the hospital with multiple stab wounds, where she was treated for life-threatening injuries and has since been released.

A St. George man is facing a litany of charges following an incident in which he allegedly swung a knife at police officers who were attempting to arrest him. According to the criminal complaint, on March 25, the warrant squad knocked on the door of Marcelino Allende, 31, at his home on the 100 block of Daniel Low Terrace, identifying themselves and informing Allende that he was under arrest. After opening the door of the residence, Allende displayed a knife and swung it at two of the officers, the complaint alleges. As Allende allegedly swung the knife, the officers discharged a taser, but it was ineffective. An officer then fired one bullet from his firearm, causing no injuries, police said. Allende is charged with multiple counts, including menacing of a police officer, criminal possession of a weapon, obstruction of governmental administration and resisting arrest. In addition, Allende faces separate charges stemming from an alleged incident of assault, which was the initial reason police had come to arrest him. According to a second criminal complaint, on March 18, Allende allegedly struck an individual in the head and body with the rod of mop before kicking the victim in the ribs, causing severe bruising and substantial pain. Allende has been charged with multiple counts pertaining to this incident, including assault, criminal possession of a weapon and harassment.

The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General has made public the body-worn camera footage from a fatal police chase that occurred on Monday, May 13. The chase started in Calvert County and concluded in Anne Arundel County. In the early morning of Monday, Calvert County Sheriff’s deputies were investigating multiple vehicle break-ins in the Huntingtown area. During their investigation, deputies identified a suspicious vehicle believed to be linked to the break-ins. Around 5:35 a.m., they attempted to pull over the car on Plum Point Road and Ridge Road, but the driver did not comply. The pursuit extended for about 25 miles into Anne Arundel County, where the fleeing car collided with a pickup truck at the intersection of Birdsville Road and Solomons Island Road in Harwood. The impact of the crash resulted in non-life-threatening injuries to the driver of the pickup truck, who was subsequently hospitalized. Tragically, the front seat passenger of the car, a juvenile female, was pronounced dead at the hospital. The car’s driver sustained critical injuries, while another passenger suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The release of the body-worn camera footage aims to provide transparency regarding the events leading up to the tragic incident.

A man in Putnam County is being held without bond due to not cooperating with investigators after he was charged with possessing an explosive, aggravated battery, trafficking methamphetamine and illegal possession of a gun silencer. Charles Legault’s pickup truck was pulled over because the attached license plate was not assigned to the vehicle. A chemical pipe bomb exploded on the deputy as he searched the truck. The deputy was rushed to the hospital and was later released. Legault is reported to have had two handguns, 20 rounds of ammunition, methamphetamine, and an unregistered gun silencer when he was searched. Gun silencers are required to be registered with the ATF. News4JAX Crime and Safety analyst Tom Hackney said there are too many red flags in this case that potentially pose a danger to public safety. “Why is this guy allegedly carrying a pipe bomb or explosive device? He’s got his suppressor on his body, taken from his pocket. Ammunition, it really makes you wonder; is there a bigger thing going on with him?” Hackney said. The bomb can be seen on the deputy’s bodycam. The video of the explosion is withheld because the case is under investigation. Detectives said the bomb had chunks of chlorine on one side of the device and a liquid believed to be brake fluid on the other side. A valve separates the two sides and when it’s turned, the contents mix and cause a poisonous gas before exploding. Investigators said the deputy may have accidentally moved the valve when touching the device. The words “safe” and “armed” were later found written on the valve of the bomb. Although Legault told deputies he was storing the chlorine in the tube to prevent wasting it, Hackney said the words on the valve tell investigators there was criminal intent to cause harm. “With the way it was constructed, and those words are written in hand on there, it tells me from a law enforcement perspective that’s what it’s there for and this isn’t some accidental way of transporting something,” Hackney said. He added that given all the red flags that were mentioned, investigators will dig deep into Legault’s life to make sure he wasn’t planning an attack. “It’s April when this happened. There’s a lot of anniversary dates and in these circles when we talk about explosive devices or potential explosive devices, April anniversary dates mean a whole lot because there is a lot historically that happened in April,” Hackney said. Two well-known examples of what Hackney is referring to are the Oklahoma City Bombing and the federal raid and fire in Waco, Texas. Hackney said that the breezy conditions that day may have diluted the poisonous gas, as the deputy could have sustained more severe damage to his respiratory system.

In just a matter of seconds, an attempted arrest outside an Albuquerque Walmart turned into a deadly wrestling match over an officer’s gun. Albuquerque police leaders released that shocking new video Thursday of a deadly takedown last month. It was the fifth police shooting by APD this year. It all started with Adrianna Gonzales. APD officers tracked her down to the Walmart near Menaul and Wyoming in early April after a string of armed robberies, but she wasn’t alone. Detectives quickly learned Mark Benavidez – who was already wanted by police – was there with her. When they split up, officers jumped into action. Arresting Gonzales was the mission when APD detectives arrived at the northeast Albuquerque Walmart in early April. “The warrant was for robbery with a deadly weapon three counts of conspiracy to commit these crimes,” said APD Commander Kyle Hartsock. Gonzales surrendered in the parking lot while officers waited for her boyfriend, Benavidez, outside of the store. “Mark, who again had an unrelated warrant for his arrest and was suspected, has been involved with the armed robberies,” said Hartsock. Officers were ready once he walked out. Surveillance video shows detectives tackling Benavidez to the ground, and in the chaos you can see he gets his hands on the detective’s rifle. “Mark put his finger on the trigger of the police rifle. Soon after, Mark use his other hand to turn the safety off on the police rifle,” Hartsock said. Then, more officers join the pile. Before Benavidez fires again, another detective gets her hands on it. “This detective helps point the weapon that Benavidez has taking control of towards the ground to try to lessen the chance of a bystander or an officer getting shot,” said Hartsock. Benavidez fired the detective’s rifle seven times before two officers grabbed their guns and shot him five times. “Medical aid was rendered, but he was pronounced deceased at the scene,” Hartsock said. APD leaders say no bystanders or cars were hit by the rogue bullets. Now, they say they are figuring out how he even got his hands on the gun in the first place. “That’s part of what’s going to be reviewed by Internal Affairs Force Division and the Force Review Board. That is definitely their role is to decide was there a problem there? And if there was a problem, how do we fix the problem? Is it a training problem? Is it an equipment problem, or is it a discipline problem?” said Hartsock. Officers later found a stolen gun on Benavidez’s body, and APD leaders say Gonzales admitted he was involved in the armed robberies. As for Gonzales, she’s facing a long list of armed robbery charges and a judge ordered her to stay in jail before her trial.

Newly released surveillance video shows the moments an armed man who had taken two people into custody during a bank robbery was shot and killed by a Lee County Sheriff’s Office sniper. The sniper’s bullet, which was fired from the lobby entrance, pierced a computer monitor and split the two hostages being held in the suspect’s arms to strike the suspect, the video showed. The highly edited video, cuts between moments of surveillance footage and members of the Sheriff’s Office. “We train for the worst-case scenario. We train for hostage negotiations and what the means going from worst-case to the best scenario,” Sheriff Carmine Marceno previously explained. “This is a very unfortunate incident; but I will tell you, the two hostages being safe was our top priority.” According to the post, the suspect had a knife and claimed to have a bomb during the robbery, which happened on February 6 at a Bank of America location in Fort Myers. The footage showed the suspect tucked into a corner behind the counter, with the two hostages positioned in front of him. Just inside the lobby and outside the bank were members of the Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Unit, a Hostage Negotiations Team, and Patrol Bureau, some of who were dressed in tactical gear. The video offers a look over the shoulder of the sniper as he takes aim with his rifle supported on the shoulder of the man in front of him. The angle provides a hint of the limited view of the suspect and how he was shielded by the monitor. The scene cuts to the moment the sniper takes his shot, and the .308-caliber bullet crosses the full length of the lobby and cuts right through the monitor. The suspect collapses instantly. Flash bang devices were soon deployed, and the members of the Special Unit Team rushed in to ensure the hostages were safe and that the suspect was not a threat, Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Lt. Todd Ulmer noted. See Also: Boynton Beach PD suspends officer who a homicide victim turned to minutes before she died “I couldn’t be more proud of the men and women of law enforcement today,” Marceno said on the day of the robbery. “How you train is how you perform, and this is exactly what we train for.”

Police bodycam footage shows the moment a drug dealer jumped into a river to evade officers chasing him. Fynley Jefferies, 20 can be seen running away from officers as one shouts for him to wait. Jefferies is then seen scrambling through bushes and jumping into a river. Moments later, he is seen emerging from the water, soaking wet and without his bag, to the shock of nearby sunbathers. Jefferies can be heard telling the officers, “What it was, yeah, is I was so scared because I’d been smoking a joint.” One officer says, "Come on, out you pop”. Another adds, “You’ve lost your bag as well, mate – surprisingly”. After taking a few moments to catch his breath, Jefferies is told he will be searched. The officers approached a member of the public with a paddleboard and were able to retrieve the man bag, which Jefferies was witnessed tying to some hanging branches, and contained £325 in cash as well as cocaine, ecstasy and ketamine with a street value of £2,000. The chase took place in St Neols, Cambridgeshire on August 21, 2023. On June 4, Jefferies, of Parker Close, Eynesbury, was sentenced to three years and 11 months in prison at Cambridge Crown Court after previously pleading guilty to possession with intent to supply drugs, harassment without violence and malicious communication.

The Atlanta Police Department arrested a man after he led them on a chase through a shopping center. On Sunday, police responded to 2900 Peachtree Road in Northwest Atlanta for a business burglary. When they arrived, officers learned from business owners that an unidentified black man accessed the business through a back door and took nearly $300 from the cash register. The business provided police with surveillance video that showed the man wearing a ‘distinctive’ Truett McConnell basketball sweatshirt. As police searched the location, an officer came across an individual matching the suspect’s description. Police told 22-year-old Benny Brathwaite to turn around so that he could place him under arrest, however, he ignored the order given by the officer and fled from the officer on foot. After a brief chase, police chase Brathwaite inside a nearby Publix where additional officers responded, got him on the ground and arrested him. He has been charged with second degree burglary and misdemeanor willful obstruction of a police officer. Brathwaite was taken to the Fulton County Jail.

Two men arrested late Wednesday in Deltona attempted to evade capture by running from deputies and hiding in a lake, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. Hylan Hill, 23, and Edward Ross, 24, were the respective driver and rear-seat passenger of a Nissan sedan that allegedly fled from deputies twice that night, in the second instance traveling at 65 mph in a 35 mph zone, the sheriff’s office said on social media. A pursuit that began in that second instance ended at a residence in the dead end of Barger Drive as the sedan struck a parked vehicle and the two men bailed out, the post states. Another passenger who was in the car emerged shortly after and was placed in handcuffs, yet they were later released without charges, according to the sheriff’s office. Hill and Ross ran behind the residence, prompting deputies to form a perimeter and search the area with help from K-9 units and Air One, the sheriff’s office’s aviation unit, according to Hill's arrest affidavit. Air One was able to locate the men in a lake, just northeast of the bailout location, the affidavit states. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission responded to the scene with an airboat that the deputies used to approach and retrieve Hill and Ross, according to the sheriff’s office. Body-worn camera video shared in the social media post shows deputies making contact with the men and pulling them out of the water. A search of the Nissan turned up a .40 caliber Glock loaded with an extended magazine, tucked between the driver’s seat and center console, Hill’s affidavit states. According to Ross’ arrest affidavit, detectives were alerted the following day to a jail call that the 24-year-old had placed to his mother, in which he allegedly told her where to find an item in the woods where the bailout had taken place. Detectives made contact with the owner of the Barger Drive residence, who told the investigators he had located a bag in the area after the incident. That bag contained a loaded .22 caliber Uzi and marijuana weighing 9.8 grams with packaging, the affidavit states. Hill faces charges of driving while license canceled, suspended or revoked, leaving the scene of a crash with damage to property over $50, fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement with lights and sirens activated, possession of a weapon by an in-state felon, obstructing an officer without violence and possession of a machine gun, records show. He was being held on no bond at the time of this report. Ross faces charges of obstructing an officer without violence, possession of cannabis not more than 20 grams and tampering with evidence, held on no bond pursuant to a charge of violating probation, records show.

Two people were arrested following a high-speed chase in Michigan on Tuesday. One of them was allegedly driving with a suspended license and is accused of operating the vehicle while under the influence of drugs. At 8:25 p.m., Livingston County deputies tried to initiate a traffic stop on a gray Ford F-350 truck in Brighton Township because the license plate wasn't on the vehicle properly and appeared to be unregistered. The truck fled, leading deputies on a chase that reached speeds that exceeded 80 mph through Brighton and Hamburg Townships. Dash camera footage shows that Hamburg Township officers deployed stop sticks when the truck entered the township, deflating three tires. The truck kept traveling but eventually stopped at the dead end of Old Road. The passenger, a 38-year-old Brighton man, was arrested and taken to the Livingston County Jail for outstanding warrants. He isn't facing any charges in connection to the chase. However, the driver, a 48-year-old Putnam Township woman, was arrested and lodged at the jail as authorities seek the charges of driving with a suspended license, operating a motor vehicle without insurance, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, fleeing and eluding, resisting arrest, operating under the influence of drugs and possession of methamphetamines. In addition to these charges, the woman also had multiple outstanding felony warrants.

0:00 - intro 0:36 - Surveillance Video 1:57 - Officer Eakins 8:26 - Officer Corona 9:54 - Officer Sinakone 10:24 - Officer Thompson 12:13 - Officer Corona ----- Houston police have filed charges against the man involved in a police shooting on Thursday night. Officials claim 36-year-old Christopher Michael Rodriguez, has been charged with aggravated assault of a public servant, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and felon in possession of a firearm. On Thursday around 8:20 p.m., an HPD Officer Eakins arrived at 600 East Tidwell Road after he reportedly heard gunshots and saw a man, now identified as Rodriguez, armed with a pistol, running in front of a store. The officer gave the suspect commands to drop the firearm, but Rodriguez allegedly continues to run in the opposite direction with the pistol still in his hands, officials say. Christopher Michael Rodriguez (Courtesy of Houston Police Department) Officer Eakins says he demanded Rodriguez drop his weapon again and as Rodriguez turned with the weapon in his hand, fearing for his safety, Eakins shot his weapon several times, hitting Rodriguez. According to officials, the 36-year-old was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Colorado Springs police on Thursday released video from a recent officer-involved shooting fatality. Michael Hurst, 40, died May 18 after an encounter with police on the 4200 block of Deerfield Hills Road. Police said shortly after 10:30 p.m. they received reports of a suicidal man with a gun at a residence. According to a 911 call released by police, the reporting party told dispatch that her son was seemingly high on meth and had taken a gun by breaking into the home's gun safe. The reporting party told the dispatcher she didn't believe the firearm was loaded. However, a gunshot can be heard in the background of the call, prompting the woman to vacate the home by crawling through a window. Police arrived at the residence at roughly 10:48 p.m., according to dispatch. Officers can be heard asking Hurst to exit the home safely when another gunshot flash is seen and heard, striking a department drone. In the body camera footage released by the department, Hurst can be heard threatening to shoot and kill the police repeatedly, calling them "pigs." About 17 minutes following police arrival, Hurst exited the home with a firearm in hand. "Put the gun down, buddy," one officer on the scene is heard saying to Hurst. "Nope, not putting it down," Hurst is heard saying in response. "Y'all are going to die." Through the bodycam footage, officers are heard repeatedly attempting to deescalate the situation, telling Hurst he's scaring the neighbors and asking him to safely exit the home. Five minutes into negotiations with officers, Hurst continued to make threats, saying he would shoot at the officers. Hurst continued to make movements indicating intent to use the firearm again, police said. In response, Officer Nicholas Cassalia fired his weapon four times, striking Hurst twice. According to department officials, officers located a firearm on the scene and gave emergency medical aid before Hurst was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died.

State investigators released an initial report about a man who died while in Milford police custody. The Office of Inspector General said it has yet to determine the exact cause and manner of 52-year-old Michael Brown’s death. Brown died on June 5. Sometime after 10:35 a.m. on that date, Milford police responded to a Big Y World Class Market on the Boston Post Road to investigate a shoplifting report. Brown was identified as the suspect, and Milford police reported that he had eight outstanding warrants for shoplifting. Officers said they saw Brown leave the store and followed him to his car. They said Brown ignored the officers’ directions to stop, and he entered the car. In body cam footage that was released, Milford police can be heard ordering him out of the car. However, Brown complained of a “broken leg.” “After he was physically removed from the car and placed in handcuffs, Brown complained of shortness of breath and leg pain,” the inspector general said. Police asked for medical help from the Milford Fire Department, which responded to the scene and provided medical aid. “During transport to Milford Hospital, Brown stopped breathing,” the inspector general said. “He was later pronounced dead at the hospital.” According to the medical examiner’s notification to police, the cause of death was “pending.”

[No Audio] Rock Island County State's Attorney Dora Villarreal says two East Moline officers were justified in a shooting that killed an 80-year-old on May 17. On May 17 around 2:17 p.m., East Moline Police officers were called to the Hometown Harbor Apartment Complex on 49th Avenue in East Moline for a man with a gun. He was later identified as 80-year-old Eugene Mewes. According to Villareal, officers had responded to the complex a day prior, May 16, after Mewes got into a physical altercation with a maintenance worker over work done at Mewe's residence. That maintenance worker is who called police on May 17, saying Mewes had pointed a gun and fired it toward him, but that it did not hit him. One of the responding officers, Garrett Kistner, arrived at the scene around 2:24 p.m., according to Villareal's opinion and previous information from officials. Villareal's report says footage from the scene shows Mewes sitting on a motorized scooter as Kistner slowly approaches him. At 2:25 p.m., the second officer, Lt. Dustin Edkin, arrives and approaches Mewes as well. According to the state's attorney, Mewes was holding a semi-automatic pistol under his chin. He was located near the complex's community room and the East Moline Christian School. Here is how Villareal says the shooting took place, based on the investigation: "Lt. Edkin has his duty weapon out and is heard repeatedly yelling for Mewes to drop the gun. Mewes responds several times, saying he was not going to drop the gun, and asks for officers to “shoot him.” At this time Kistner is also telling Mewes to drop the gun and is now positioned directly to the left of Mewes, in an L position. Mewes continues to yell that he is not dropping the gun and that he wants the officers to shoot him, he also says that he has his finger on the trigger of the gun. "Both Lt. Edkin and Kistner continue to command Mewes to drop the weapon, and Edkin fires one shot towards Mewes that appears to hit the middle of the handlebars on the scooter, a portion of metal can be seen flying into the air. Mewes appears to flinch, but then leans up with the gun in his right hand and begins to point the gun towards his left, where Kistner is standing. "At this time, both Edkin and Kistner fire shots, and Mewes drops the gun on the ground to his right. Kistner quickly runs back to his squad to retrieve a medical kit and begins to render aid to Mewes. Other officers arrive at the scene and assist with medical aid until EMS arrives to transport Mewes to a nearby hospital." Mewes sustained life-threatening injuries and later died at OSF Peoria on May 20. Autopsy and hospital reports say he had four gunshot wounds.

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office on Friday released a nearly four-minute edited and narrated video that shows surveillance and body-worn camera footage from when a deputy shot an armed man who was running away in south Sacramento in March. The video shows the man, identified as Marquis Chapple, facing away from the officer when shot twice as he ran away from the deputy. Several other bystanders can be seen in the area during the March 5 shooting at 8:30 p.m. in the parking lot of a strip mall near Fruitridge Road and Odea Drive. Sacramento County sheriff’s spokesperson Sgt. Amar Gandhi says in the video that three detectives working with the gang suppression unit in an unmarked black SUV saw a silver hatchback on the roadway with expired registration around 8:25 p.m. Deputies followed the vehicle after it pulled into the parking lot. They activated their emergency lights to make a traffic stop when it appeared the hatchback was trying to leave. The footage shows Chapple exiting the hatchback from the passenger side. Gandhi says in the video that the primary detective observed the man with a gun in his left hand pointed at him. It’s hard to make out the direction of the gun in the corresponding footage. The video next shows Chapple running away, with a detective running behind him in pursuit and firing at Chapple. Of the three rounds that were fired, one round hit Chapple in the right torso and the other in the left buttock, according to Gandhi. The officer who shot Chapple has been with the sheriff’s office since 2016. The video next shows Chapple on the ground and a deputy restraining his arms. Gandhi says deputies immediately began to provide medical aid until fire personnel arrived, but the video that was released does not show those moments. Chapple was taken to the hospital and later booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail after being medically cleared. Gandhi said a Glock-style handgun with a loaded extended capacity 30-round magazine was recovered next to Chapple. The driver of the car, Alejandro Cervantes-Ramino, and another passenger were released at the time. But days later, detectives serving a search warrant at Cervantes’ home recovered a rifle, three handguns, ammunition and cash. He was taken into custody for several felony charges, the sheriff's office said.

On April 19, shortly after 9 a.m., deputies responded to the 15100 block of North Bowman Road for a report of a burglary in progress. The 911 caller reported that the man, who was armed with a knife, had broken into an occupied residence and was holding a hostage at knife point. When the first deputy arrived, he quickly identified the suspect, who was engaged in a struggle with a victim just outside the residence. The suspect, armed with a knife, had both his arms around the neck of the hostage. The suspect did not comply with the deputy's commands, continued the struggle, and made threats to harm the victim. The suspect then raised the knife he was holding toward the hostage, prompting the deputy to discharge his rifle, and hit the suspect. The suspect was identified as 44-year-old Joseph Mudd III. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim who was held hostage was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries that were caused by the suspect. No deputies or other community members were injured as a result of this incident.

On 5/21/2024, at approximately 2:00 AM, Officers were dispatched to 1011 W. Roosevelt Street in reference to multiple reports of gun shots in the area. Upon arrival, officers located a vehicle facing the wrong direction on the side of the street, with the engine running, and headlights on. Officers observed the suspect, Rodrick Veal, alone and in the driver’s seat of the vehicle, either asleep or unconscious. Officers also observed a handgun next to Mr. Veal inside the vehicle. Officers were able to wake up Mr. Veal and get him to exit the vehicle after several attempts. Officers informed Mr. Veal why he was being contacted. Officers then attempted to pat Mr. Veal down, due to already observing one handgun next to Mr. Veal. During the pat down, officers located a clear plastic bag with Narcotics in the front pocket of Mr. Veal’s pants, and he immediately became combative, preventing officers from completing the pat down. The Officers backed off and attempted to deescalate the situation to get Mr. Veal to comply, but he refused to listen to commands. One officer then deployed a TASER to Mr. Veal, which caused him to fall to the ground. The TASER leads break, which causes all further attempts to use the TASER to be ineffective. Officers begin attempts to get Mr. Veal to roll over to his stomach, so that he can be handcuffed. Mr. Veal refuses all commands and physically resists against officers in their attempts to roll him over to his stomach. Around the 4:45 mark of the video, Mr. Veal almost takes the Officer’s TASER from him, and actually pulls the trigger, causing the 2nd cartridge of probes to discharge into the grass. Around the 6:00 mark of the video, Mr. Veal attempts to take the cuffs from the assisting Officer. When the assisting Officer is finally able to place one cuff onto Mr. Veal’s right wrist, he begins violently kicking at the Officers in an attempt to avoid being handcuffed. At that time, the primary Officer delivers a single strike, hitting Mr. Veal on the left side of his face. Mr. Veal continued to resist and struggle against Officers until other Officers arrived and were able to get Mr. Veal to his stomach and handcuff him behind his back. Rodrick Veal was found to be in possession of plastic baggies containing Marijuana and Methamphetamine. Mr. Veal’s Criminal History showed he had been charged with Armed Robbery on two separate occasions, and in 2018 was sentenced to 10 years for Illegal Possession of a Stolen Firearm. These charges made it illegal for Mr. Veal to be in possession of the handgun that was observed next to him inside the vehicle. Mr. Veal was evaluated by EMS due to his perceived intoxication and was later brought to OLOL Hospital to be treated for high blood sugar and the possible ingesting of narcotics. No official complaints have been made to BRPD, however, the Department has been proactive in launching its own review of the incident to determine what policy violations may have occurred.

The man who was killed in an Arlington home explosion in December caused the blast himself, officials said Friday, when he took up to 35 gallons of gasoline to his basement that were then set off with firearms, matches or a lighter. James Yoo, 56, engaged in a standoff with authorities on Dec. 4 at his Northern Virginia home before it exploded with him inside, local and federal authorities said at a news conference detailing their investigation into the incident. Officials said that he died in the blast, which gripped the D.C. suburb with its sudden, loud boom. The explosion sent flames, smoke and debris raining down on the Bluemont area, displacing a family that lived in the other half of Yoo’s duplex and generating rampant speculation across Arlington about the source of the incident. Authorities said no one outside the home was seriously hurt in the explosion. Officials said Friday that they had reviewed some social media posts from Yoo expressing suspicion of government and law enforcement, but that they could not connect those to the cause of the explosion. “As far as motive, unfortunately, we’re not going to know,” Arlington Police Chief Andy Penn said at the news conference. During the standoff, an armored Arlington police vehicle breached the door to Yoo’s residence at 844 N. Burlington St. to execute a warrant. Responding officers have not been accused of wrongdoing in the incident. Yoo, who records show had inherited the home from his parents, had rarely been seen around his neighborhood and did not interact with others on the block before the explosion, residents told The Washington Post last year. He had gone through a contentious divorce, had a history of alcohol abuse and filing rambling lawsuits, and had repeatedly complained to the FBI, to no avail, that he was a fraud victim, The Post reported last fall. Penn said Friday that Yoo had limited interactions with local police, who had responded to his address a few times regarding noise-related complaints. One neighbor told police that Yoo appeared to be amassing large quantities of charcoal and lighter fluid. Others mentioned that he had strewn toilet paper around nearby trees and covered up his windows with black trash bags. The incident happened on Dec. 4, when someone began firing “a flare-type gun” in the 800 block of North Burlington Street, police said. When officers arrived at Yoo’s home about 5 p.m., they were met with gunfire. More than 40 flares went off over a period of 25 minutes, police said. Shortly before 8:30 p.m., an enormous blast from inside the home, heard for miles, reduced the place to splinters and rained debris all over the block. Police said Friday that remains later found in the rubble were determined to be Yoo’s. A medical examiner determined that Yoo had died of thermal injuries and blunt force trauma. Arlington fire officials said the natural gas line to Yoo’s home had been shut off before the explosion. Officials said that authorities on the scene used chemical munitions, including tear gas and pepper spray in liquid and powder form, but that neither substance would have triggered the blast. Police later found the remains of three gas canisters amid the rubble in Yoo’s basement, including two 5-gallon cans and another that looked to be between 20 and 25 gallons, Penn said. Multiple shotguns, a pistol, flare guns, matches or a lighter could have set gas vapors on fire, he added.

The Grover Beach Police Department has released video of a recent officer-involved shooting in which a 41-year-old man was killed. The shooting happened on Saturday, May 25, at about 6:45 p.m. The body-worn camera footage from an officer who responded to a 911 call from a resident who said a man was acting erratically, yelling and throwing rocks at cars in the area of Grand Avenue and 13th Street. The video shows the officer arriving at the scene and making contact with the man, who says multiple times that he has a gun. In the video, the man advances toward the officer and points what appears to be a firearm at the officer. The officer then fires multiple rounds, striking the man, who then falls to the ground. It was later determined that the man had a replica firearm in his possession. The video also includes cell phone video taken by a citizen at a gas station across the street. Police say the man was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He has been identified as Aaron Edward Gardner of Independence, Missouri. Police say Gardner was unhoused and traveling through California. He reportedly had a criminal history in several states and, at the time of the shooting, had two warrants out for his arrest in Kansas and Texas.

0:00 - Fight 2:54 - Chase 7:51 - Shootout 8:39 - Chase resumes 10:12 - Foot chase 10:40 - Different Trooper trying to run him down ----- Shocking video shows the initial altercation, rolling gun battle, and final moments of a violent high-speed chase and crash that spanned two states and multiple police jurisdictions. You will remember in July 2023, Joshua Ringle, resisted arrest and fought with police before leading them on a chase from Niles to South Bend. Shocking video shows the initial altercation, rolling gun battle, and final moments of a violent high-speed chase and crash that spanned two states and multiple police jurisdictions. (WSBT video) The police chase and man hunt ended in downtown South Bend, where Ringle was found dead by the St. Joseph River. Until now, what happened during the deadly altercation was somewhat unclear. Just weeks after that, chase WSBT filed an official request to get dash cam and body cam video of the incident. In January, WSBT 22 was the first to tell you the St. Joseph County Prosecutor released Ringle died by blunt force trauma and that law enforcement did act appropriately. That information given to us six months after the chase and Ringle's death. Last week, police provided 14 angles of the traffic stop and pursuit. That includes 13 dash cam videos and one body cam video. Video begins with the initial traffic stop in a Niles business parking lot - a Michigan State Police trooper attempts to take Ringle into custody for an outstanding warrant You can hear an MSP trooper say that the suspect is fighting him. Ringle proceeds to physically fight with the trooper while saying he will not go. The officer falls to the ground as the suspect and trooper continue to fight. The violent altercation lasts just more than a minute. The trooper deploys a taser and repeatedly instructs Ringle to step out of the vehicle. He then tells Ringle to drop the gun. Ringle took off south on State Road 933 heading toward Indiana. Dispatch audio captured the high-speed chase, reaching speeds of 115 mph. The cars ca be seen weaving in and out of traffic. Less than five minutes into the chase, debris is seen flying off Ringle's red Kia. There are sparks coming from the right tires. Ringle points his gun out the window...shots are fired. Dash cam video captures the trooper saying that Ringle is pointing a gun out the window, that shots were fired, and that shots were fired by police. Ringle led troopers past Memorial Hospital into downtown South Bend....the chase coming to a screeching halt when Ringle slams his car into a South Bend Police vehicle in front of a McDonald's. Ringle takes off running toward a wooded area. You can hear multiple shots being fired by police. Dash and body cam video shows the final moments. Ringle running from police as a Michigan State police car slam into a tree. Indiana State Police investigators told WSBT22 Ringle was found dead by the river and that Michigan State Police were the only agency to fire a weapon. The Prosecutor's office later confirming that Ringle died from blunt force trauma. They also said that law enforcement acted appropriately, and no further action is needed.

A confrontation during a drug raid Thursday ended with two deputies injured by gunfire and one man inside the house shot to death, authorities said. Tyquarius Armstrong, 21, was in the back bedroom of the house on Robertson Avenue when deputies and DEA agents executed a search warrant Thursday morning. Body camera video from the encounter, released several hours after the shooting, appears to show Armstrong raising a gun when deputies kicked open the bedroom door. Authorities had announced their presence as they approached the house near the intersection of North Foster Drive and Hollywood Street. "Come on, let's go. Sheriff's Office. Search warrant," one called out as the group approached the carport door, the video shows. Inside, a unit leader told a colleague to "take the hall" as he entered a room with a bed and a desktop computer. Seconds later, another law enforcement officer kicked open the door to the next room. The portion of the video released by the sheriff's office stopped just after Armstrong apparently fired at the officers. One deputy had a serious injury to his lower abdomen. The other was hit in his ballistic vest. "Once fired upon, deputies returned fire," a sheriff's office statement read. Sheriff Sid Gautreaux later visited the wounded deputies, who are both expected to recover. He refused to identify them because of their undercover work. "This incident exemplifies how dangerous this job can be every day," Gautreaux said. "I'm grateful our deputies are not more seriously injured." Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome released a statement expressing gratitude toward the deputies. "This incident underscores the daily risks faced by our law enforcement officers, and we are committed to supporting them fully and ensuring their safety," she said. Attorney Ron Haley, who represents Armstrong's family, said he was pleased that authorities acted quickly to release body camera footage from the raid. "I do appreciate the sheriff's office not waiting days and weeks and weeks to release it. They immediately gathered information and released what they needed to the public to try and keep that trust with law enforcement and the public," Haley said. But Haley said he still has questions about what led up to the gunfire. "Well, what about this residence that led to them to believe that there was contraband worthy of this use of police force?" he said. "Two deputies shot and a suspect that was probably not the subject of this investigation? The juice is not worth the squeeze in this case." According to East Baton Rouge state court records, Armstrong has no previous charges aside from a seat belt violation. His brother, who also lives at the house, is awaiting trial drug distribution and gun charges.

A domestic violence suspect was fatally shot by Riverside police officers Thursday when he allegedly confronted them with a knife at a downtown residence. The shooting occurred at 5:30 a.m. in the 3400 block of Chestnut Street, near Fourth Street, according to the Riverside Police Department. "Our officers responded to a domestic violence call for service at this location when they were confronted by the suspect who was armed with a knife," said Riverside police. According to police, "a less-than-lethal force option was utilized, then shortly after, an officer-involved shooting occurred." The alleged assailant was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics minutes later. No officers were injured.