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Finding videos takes time and effort, keep me motivated by donating to https://paypal.me/thisisbutter ----- No charges will be filed against the Kansas City, Kansas, police officer who shot and killed Amaree'ya Henderson last month, the Wyandotte County District Attorney announced Friday. Henderson's family said he was completing a DoorDash order when the shooting occurred around 8:30 p.m. on Aprll 26 in the 1100 block of Metropolitan Avenue in KCK. Wyandotte County District Attorney Mark Dupree said Henderson's family has seen the body camera footage of the shooting. Dupree said that during a traffic stop, Henderson began driving away at a high rate of speed. The officer who discharged his weapon was stuck between the door and the driver's compartment. Dupree said despite multiple commands from the officer to stop, Henderson continued driving at a high rate of speed. The officer then opened fire, striking and killing Henderson. "Under Kansas law, an officer may use deadly force if he or she is in immediate danger of serious bodily harm or death," Dupree said in a news release.

Finding videos takes time and effort, keep me motivated by donating to https://paypal.me/thisisbutter ----- On June 26 when officers were dispatched to Crestridge Road about a "domestic situation" between 28-year-old Titus Kopp, his grandmother and her daughter. The grandmother reported to dispatch that Kopp had "broken into her home, was ransacking her home, and was threatening to kill [his grandmother], her daughter and himself," according to the Guilford County District Attorney's office. In the bodycam footage, a responding officer finds the grandmother sitting on the curb outside her residence in a state of panic. She explains the situation to the officer, and they start moving up the driveway toward the home. As the officer is moving up the driveway, Kopp appears from the front entrance of the home holding a knife. Kopp then states, "I have no intention of living," before starting down the front steps toward the officer. As Kopp moves toward him, the officer yells, "Put down the knife," before firing his gun twice and hitting Kopp. The officer then goes to Kopp's side to render aid. Kopp was transported to a local hospital but died of his injuries. A silver kitchen knife was found in the driveway after the incident. The officer's use of force was justified.

Finding videos takes time and effort, keep me motivated by donating to https://paypal.me/thisisbutter ----- Santa Monica police released body camera and surveillance video on Thursday showing a knife-wielding man attacking an officer outside the front door of the police station. The incident unfolded the evening of Oct. 5 when, according to police, Deyaa Abdelhadi Halaibeh, 28, first assaulted an employee at the Target store on 420 Broadway and ran away with a knife set. Halaibeh then walked a short distance to the police station on Olympic Drive, where he rang the call button to speak to an officer, security video shows. An officer opened the door to the courtyard and immediately encountered Halaibeh, with his right hand tucked inside his jacket, standing near two other people who were also waiting to speak to police. “What’s in your jacket? I’m kind of nervous with your hand in your jacket like that,” the officer asked. Halaibeh, who appeared agitated, responded by asking, “You’re nervous?” and immediately pulled out a knife and slashed at the officer. Body camera and surveillance footage show the officer running around a corner in an attempt to get away, but Halaibeh caught up with him, and they both fell to the ground. The officer fired several shots as he got to his feet and backed away with his service weapon pointed at his attacker. “Get on the ground!” the officer yelled. Instead, Halaibeh stood up and walked toward the officer while still holding the knife, later determined to be a purple 8-inch Cuisinart blade he had stolen from Target, according to police. The officer opened fire, striking Halaibeh with several rounds that proved to be fatal. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The officer sustained “multiple, severe” stab wounds to his neck and shoulder area, police said. Investigators determined that Halaibeh, originally from New York State, had been in the Santa Monica area for around a week. The motive for the attack remains unknown.

Finding videos takes time and effort, keep me motivated by donating to https://paypal.me/thisisbutter ----- The Houston Police Department has confirmed that two of their officers shot and killed a man, who they said opened fire on them early Sunday morning in the city's Sunnyside area. According to Assistant Chief Yasar Bashir, two HPD officers were responding to an unrelated call around 2:30 a.m. when they heard gunshots nearby. After clearing the call, Bashir said they made their way to Corksie near Dulcimer to ensure it was safe. When they arrived, the officers reported seeing a car with a broken window and a man nearby. Investigators said one of the officers asked the man if he heard any gunshots or saw anything unusual. That's when the man allegedly began shooting at officers. According to HPD, both officers fired back and hit the man. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said. Bashir said the two officers were not hurt in the shooting. The officers were said to both have been with the department for four years. As the investigation continues, the officers will be placed on administrative leave, which is standard policy for the agency, officials said. Houston police found a second man who was shot about three to four houses away from where the officer-involved shooting occurred. He was also pronounced dead at the scene. A semi-automatic weapon was later recovered.

Finding videos takes time and effort, keep me motivated by donating to https://paypal.me/thisisbutter ----- Plano, Illinois police on Friday released bodycam and dashcam video of a pursuit and an exchange of gunfire with officers that left a man dead last week. At 6:45 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, Kendall County Sheriff's deputies were called to assist Plano police officers after a report of a home invasion in the 3800 block of Pratt Court in Plano. Upon arriving, Plano officers saw a green Ford Bronco Sport pulling out of the garage at the house where the home invasion had been reported. The officer, with his gun drawn, is heard in the body cam video ordering the driver to stop. But the driver does not stop, instead running haphazardly over lawns as he hits the road. The next video clip shows a pursuit along U.S. Route 34, or Ogden Avenue, through Yorkville and Oswego and finally into Aurora. Meanwhile, police learned a man identified as Russell Novak, 70, was found back in the house in Plano with multiple gunshot wounds—and died as a result of his injuries. Police determined the suspect they were pursuing may be armed and dangerous. Upon reaching Eola Road in Aurora, the Ford Bronco turned to head south—and then made a U-turn at Keating Drive to head back toward Route 34. At that point, the Bronco entered the left turn lane, police said. In the left turn lane, the driver is seen on dashcam video getting out of the car with a long gun raised. The driver fires at officers, and the officers fire back as the driver falls to the ground. Police said a Plano officer and a Kendall County Sheriff's deputy fired at the driver and struck him. Officers rendered aid to the driver shortly afterward.

Finding videos takes time and effort, keep me motivated by donating to https://paypal.me/thisisbutter ----- The Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) is investigating an officer involved shooting after a 26-year-old man was shot and killed following an alleged carjacking of an Uber driver. The shooting happened Friday night just before midnight on 10th Avenue North at Garfield Street. Police said the man, 26-year-old Adam Rodriguez, and his girlfriend were in a Kia when they bumped into the Uber driver’s Honda minivan. Police said it is believed a shot was fired in the Kia through the windshield just before the crash. After the crash, Rodriguez and his girlfriend carjacked the Uber driver at 8th Avenue and Rosa Parks Boulevard in downtown Nashville at gunpoint. Less than half an hour later, officers spotted the Honda minivan in North Nashville. Officers deployed a spike strip, flattened the minivan’s tires, and followed it onto 10th Avenue North. MNPD officer Pierce Moore followed Rodriguez to the back of a home where the shooting happened. Moore was seen on body camera video repeatedly asking Rodriguez to “drop the gun” as he made his way onto the back porch where Rodriguez was. As Rodriguez lifted the gun in his hand, Moore shot at him, according to MNPD. Police rendered aid to Rodriguez, and he was taken to Vanderbilt Medical Center, where he died.

Finding videos takes time and effort, keep me motivated by donating to https://paypal.me/thisisbutter ----- The incident occurred just before 10 a.m. on Friday, October 4 near a business located at the 200 block of East Tropicana Avenue. According to police, officers received reports of a male and female refusing to leave a business and making threats to employees. Two officers arrived at the scene and came across the duo in the parking lot of the business when the man, identified as37-year-old Percy Hawkins, appeared to be agitated. As one of the officers attempted to open his patrol car door, Hawkinscharged toward him while the other officer ordered him to put the knife down. Hawkins did not comply, causing one of the officers to discharge his duty weapon as Hawkins ran up to his door. He then charged at the other officer while still armed with the knife, causing that officer to alsodischarge his duty weapon. Hawkins continued to chase the officer until he collapsed on the ground, where he was taken into custody. Medical personnel responded and transported him to UMC, where he was later pronounced dead. During Tuesday's press conference, authorities released body camera and surveillance footage of the events that led up to the shooting. On Monday, authorities identified the officers as 26-year-oldAnthony Salinas and 27-year-oldTrenzel Allen.

Finding videos takes time and effort, keep me motivated by donating to https://paypal.me/thisisbutter ----- An early morning police shooting in Thornton left one man dead and sent a police officer to the hospital, police said Wednesday. The shooting happened near Gale Boulevard and West Thornton Parkway — between Pecos and Huron streets — around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, the police department said in a news release. When officers approached a man suspected to be involved in an assault that happened at a nearby gas station, a fight broke out, police said in the release. The suspect grabbed a gun in one of the Thornton officers’ holsters and the two struggled over the weapon, police said. The officer was shot during the struggle, and another Thornton officer shot the suspect. Police said the assault suspect died at the scene, and paramedics transported the officer to a hospital with “serious but non-life-threatening injuries.” The Adams County Coroner on July 26 identified the man killed as Gilberto Velazquez Carnero, 27.