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Bodycam footage of a Sturgeon police officer shows the interaction he had with a 13-pound, blind-and-deaf Shih Tzu before he shot the dog to death. ABC 17 News requested bodycam footage from the city of Sturgeon for an Officer Woodson on Tuesday morning and received the video file of the encounter on Thursday. A blind-and-deaf dog was shot and killed by a Sturgeon police officer on Sunday, the city confirmed in a Monday social media post. The city claimed the officer saw the dog “behaving strangely and displaying signs of possible injuries” that was “perceived to be rabid behavior.” The owner of the dog, Nicholas Hunter, told ABC 17 News earlier this week that the topic of rabies never came up in a conversation he had afterward with the officer who shot and killed the dog. Hunter also stated the dog was updated on its rabies vaccines. Hunter said the officer had allegedly told him that he thought the dog was hurt, and putting it down was the best choice. Another person who had been in contact with the dog wrote in a complaint to the city -- that was received on Monday morning -- that they had called Boone Count Joint Communications and confirmed the dog was not aggressive. In the bodycam video, the officer is seen pulling into a gravel driveway in his patrol vehicle. He then goes to the trunk of the vehicle to grab gloves and a catch pole. The officer then walks to a wood line and the dog is seen running in a field at the 2-minute mark of the video. The officer gets near the dog at the 2-minute, 20-second mark. The officer could be heard asking what happened to the dog and then says “neck’s broken?” The dog runs away from the officer at 2:38 into the video. The officer takes out the catch pole and tries to lasso the dog at 2:49. The officer is heard saying “I’m not gonna let you bite me, you’re looking all cray,” but fails to pull in the dog. The dog then starts walking away again at 3:05 into the video. The officer makes several attempts to capture the dog that were unsuccessful. The dog does not try to bite the officer in the video and does not growl at the officer. At 4:43, the officer is heard saying, “Maybe I’ll get a blanket, just wrap you up.” The dog then walks back toward the treeline. The officer then fires a shot at 5:26 and fires another one at 5:33. A woman in a house next to the treeline then comes out to the back porch of the house and says, “We have children here, don’t’ you think you should warn someone before you fire shots?” The shadow of the officer is seen waving off the woman after she made that statement. The officer says “animal dispatch” in his patrol vehicle at 6:47. The officer puts the now-deceased dog in a cooler at 7:51. A total of three minutes, six seconds occur in the video from when the officer first initially gets close to the animal and the first shot being fired. The City of Sturgeon wrote in a social media post on Thursday that “the City has reviewed the dispatch report and body camera footage regarding the recent dog at large incident. The City believes that the officer acted within his authority based on the information available to him at the time to protect against possible injury to citizens from what appeared to be an injured, sick, and abandoned dog.” The city wrote that it will “be sending all officers to Boone County Animal Control for training and education, in hopes that this unfortunate situation does not occur again.”

On April 20, 2024, at 11:30 p.m., a Carroll County Sheriff's Deputy was on patrol in the area of Liberty Road and Ridge Road when he saw a car driving westbound on Liberty Rate at a high rate of speed, said in a news release. The deputy activated his emergency equipment and attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the car, but the driver, a man, failed to stop, according to a news release. After about thirty seconds, the deputy lost sight of the car, slowed down and turned off his emergency equipment, said in a news release. A moment later, the deputy discovered that while the driver fled from police, he had crossed over into the eastbound lanes of Liberty Road near Fallon Road and struck an SUV head-on, according to a news release. There were two occupants in the SUV. The driver of the SUV, a woman, was pronounced dead on the scene, per a news release. The driver who fled police and the passenger in the SUV both suffered serious non-life threatening injuries and were each taken to a local hospital for treatment, according to a news release.

New video released Wednesday afternoon provides insight into a shooting between a Charleston officer and a man who was suspected of armed robberies in the West Ashley area. The Charleston Police Department (CPD) received information from a citizen that an individual suspected of those crimes was seen inside a Walgreens on Old Towne Road on the evening of January 21. Lt. Anthony Gibson said several of the armed robberies had occurred near the business over the past few months. As such, officers were already on the lookout for an unidentified suspect. Officers arrived on scene within minutes and began setting up a perimeter to contain and contact the suspect. One of those officers, Senior Police Officer Taylor Schwartz, observed the suspect walking through the parking lot and then running toward the rear of the building. SPO Schwartz followed the suspect in his patrol vehicle before the two engaged in a foot chase, heading toward an office building located on Carriage Lane. The suspect, later identified as 43-year-old Christopher Leon Hampton, was ordered several times to get on the ground but disobeyed commands and kept running, according to police. “As the pursuit reached the office building sidewalk, Officer Schwartz – aware that Mr. Hampton might be armed and extremely dangerous – observed Mr. Hampton grabbing at the waistband of his pants as he fled,” explained Lt. Gibson. The officer saw Hampton drop a handgun on the ground and bend over to pick it up. Believing he posed a serious threat, and that he continued to disobey orders, Schwartz fired at the suspect who returned fire. Hampton then ran from the scene. SPO Schwartz was not struck by the suspect’s gunfire; however, he did suffer a hand injury when he dove out of the way to avoid being hit. Hampton was later found hiding near a business on Ashley River Road where he was arrested without further incident. He had suffered a gunshot wound to his arm and was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Hampton is a convicted felon and prohibited from owning or carrying a firearm. He was charged by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) with one count of attempted murder and one count of possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. It was determined through the investigation that Hampton was not involved in the past West Ashley armed robberies. The Ninth Circuit Solicitor’s Office cleared SPO Schwartz in the shooting, saying he reasonably believed Hampton posed a threat to him or any innocent bystanders who could have been in the area. “The events leading to the shooting show that Officer Schwartz acted in good faith while investigating a nearby armed robbery. While Hampton has been cleared of the armed robbery, Officer Schwartz acted appropriately in pursuing Hampton as a suspect,” the solicitor’s office wrote.

PRCIT said 27-year-old Jacob Dryer died at a local hospital after an hours-long standoff at a home near Broadway and Kolb. The incident began around 10 p.m. when officers were called to the home in the 7400 block of East Calle Merida. The TPD said officers were responding to a domestic violence incident at the home. Two victims were able to escape the home and the hours-long standoff began. The TPD said officers were told Dryer had access to firearms, a history of mental health issues, and had been drinking alcohol. Dryer refused to communicate with officers for hours and could be heard breaking glass and racking a shotgun. Dryer came out and appeared to be trying to get into a vehicle. That is when the TPD used K-9s and less-than-lethal tools to stop him. Dryer then ran back inside the home and refused to communicate with negotiators. Several hours later, he came out and allegedly pointed a firearm in the direction of officers. That is when an officer shot him. No officers or other community members were hurt. The officer who discharged was Officer Kyle Frank, a 16-year veteran of the TPD. PRCIT said a shotgun and a hunting were found near Dryer and, several types of ammunition, including shotgun shells, were found inside the residence.

Body cam video shows the arrest of a man who tried to get away in a stolen vehicle after he allegedly ran over occupied tents earlier this month, injuring two people. The incident happened on May 5, just before 6 a.m. Officers saw the stolen vehicle near 6th Ave. S. and S. Snoqualmie St. in Seattle's SODO neighborhood. In that car was a man asleep in the driver's seat. Officers used terminator devices on the parked car. These devices essentially deflate tires and prevent a suspect from escaping. The suspect woke up and tried to drive off. He made it a short distance, but three tires had already been flattened. Body cam footage shows the suspect driving onto a grassy area to avoid police capture. He hit several occupied tents, injuring two people who were lying inside. Others jumped out of the way to not get hit. The suspect drove off the grassy area and tried to escape, but didn't make it very far. Body cam footage shows him ditching the car and scaling a fence. He then tried to hide in a dumpster and cover himself with drywall. A K-9 led officers right to him. The 30-year-old was arrested and booked into King County Jail for vehicular assault, unlawful possession of a firearm and possession of a stolen vehicle. During the investigation, a gun was recovered along the path the stolen vehicle traveled. The suspect is lawfully prohibited from having a firearm. The two people who were hit were treated on-scene by the Seattle Fire Department for injuries.

East Hartford police were called to Governor's Auto Body on 200 Governor Street around 3:30 p.m. Sunday; officers were told someone pointed a firearm at one of the tow operators during a dispute about whether items were missing from a vehicle towed into the shop the day before. Officer Brian Altamirano was the first to arrive at the scene, seeing a white Infiniti in the parking lot. There was someone in the driver's seat with a man and a woman standing on the passenger side, according to officials. Officer Daniel Guilfuchi then arrived at the shop and stopped near the Infiniti. Altamirano exited his cruiser and asked if anyone had any firearms. The Infiniti crashed into Guilfuchi’s cruiser and then, as it was backing up, hit the two people who were pulling a child out of the moving car while holding another child, as seen in the provided dash cam footage. As the Infiniti was driving away, Guilfuchi fired his weapon at least six times at the car and Altamirano also fired his gun at the car, according to the Inspector General. The Infiniti then traveled west on Interstate-84, before the car was found unoccupied in Hartford. Police later determined the Infiniti had been stolen. The Infiniti driver has not been identified.

One person is facing numerous charges after leading police in Georgia on a high speed chase. On Tuesday, the Sandy Springs Police Department released dashcam and bodycam video showing the incident, which happened back on May 14. According to police, officers attempted to make a traffic stop on a Honda CRV for an obscured tag violation. In the above video, the driver refuses to stop and flees, leading to a chase. The vehicle is seen darting around other vehicles, making turns and driving at dangerous speeds on a two-lane road. Eventually, an officer is seen using a PIT maneuver to safely bring the fleeing suspect to a stop. The suspect exits the vehicle and runs off but is quickly captured. The driver, whose identity was not released, was charged with display of a license plate, reckless driving, felony fleeing and eluding, obstruction, possession of marijuana, criminal trespass and a suspended license.

A Maine man regained consciousness from an overdose in the Town of Maine within 45 seconds of a Sheriff’s Deputy administering Opvee, the new FDA approved opioid antagonist Broome County officers recently started using. On Monday, May 20, near midnight, Broome County Deputies responded to a 911 call from the mother of a man saying he was not breathing. Police say the man had a history of opioid use and was suspected to have overdosed. Six minutes later, a deputy first to the scene gathered the needed equipment and found the victim on his bedroom floor with “a weak pulse and agonal breathing.” The mother told the officer she’d given him Narcan five minutes earlier, but it wasn’t working, as he was still unresponsive. The deputy administered a 2.7 mg dose of the Opvee nasal spray and rubbed the man’s sternum as part of the procedure. Within 45 seconds, the man regained consciousness and was verbally responsive to the officer. The man declined further medical attention from EMS. “Excellent work by our Road Patrol deputies in acting quickly to save this man’s life,” said Sheriff Fred Akshar. “Opvee is working exactly as we had anticipated, successfully restoring normal breathing and bringing unresponsive victims back when Narcan doesn’t seem to be enough. The Broome County Sheriff’s Office remains committed to saving lives whenever possible in our community, and this new tool is making that job easier when every minute counts.”

On the afternoon of Monday, May 20, Flagler County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) deputies rescued a 1-year-old child that was locked inside a vehicle with the engine off and all windows closed. At approximately 5:05 p.m., the FCSO Communications Center received a 9-1-1 call from a woman reporting that her daughter had accidentally been locked inside a vehicle in the parking lot of Walmart in Palm Coast. FCSO deputies and a Palm Coast Fire Department (PCFD) engine were dispatched to the scene. Deputy First Class Finn and Deputy Harrison were the first to arrive on the scene. Upon arrival, the deputies located a male and female standing outside the vehicle, which was not running. According to the male, he had placed the child in the vehicle, gone around to the other side, and discovered the door was locked, and the keys were locked inside the vehicle. According to the two, the child had been locked in the vehicle between eight and 10 minutes. Due to the heat, deputies observed the child to be sweating and appearing to be in distress. Deputy Harrison then utilized Shatterballs to break the rear-passenger window of the vehicle, the farthest window from where the child was located. He then cleared the remaining glass with his collapsable baton and unlocked the vehicle from the inside. The child was retrieved and assessed by the PCFD, where she was determined to be okay, despite the exposure to extreme heat.

The city of Charleston has released bodycam footage taken by a city police officer investigating an allegation of indecent exposure by former Kanawha County Commissioner Kent Carper. The video was taken at Daniel Boone Park on May 15, 2023, when 911 dispatched police to the Charleston park after a woman called to say a man, now identified as Commissioner Carper, indecently exposed himself to her. The patrol officer who responded was Hart Childress, who happens to be the boyfriend of Commissioner Lance Wheeler’s administrative assistant, Megan Estep. Childress talked to both Carper and the caller at Daniel Boone Park on May 15. Carper was questioned but was not cited and was free to go. Hours later, Carper allegedly sent Estep an email asking if she was interested in becoming the golf superintendent at a county park. After the events of May 15, Carper’s family issued a statement saying he suffered from a medical condition that day at the park and this was all an “awful misunderstanding.” Carper then had an open–heart bypass surgery later that same week. Carper resigned from the Kanawha County Commission on May 10, effective that Sunday, May 12. May 10 was the same day the U.S. Attorney and a special state prosecutor decided not to file criminal charges. He will not face charges in Charleston Municipal Court, according to city officials. Carper was on last Tuesday’s primary election ballot, but he said he would not take office even if re-nominated. Challenger Natalie Tennant beat Carper with 86% of the vote. The Kanawha County Commission has met to discuss the procedure for replacing Carper. The two remaining commissioners have 30 days to fill the vacant seat on the board, per the West Virginia State Code. They must choose a Democrat since that is Carper’s party affiliation. The commission says there will be a special meeting on Thursday, May 30 to appoint the new commissioner.

According to police, on March 28 at approximately 1:35 p.m., officers responded to a report of an armed subject in a residence in the 8600 block of Gambier Harbor in Pasadena. Responding officers received information that the subject had shot and killed a cat inside the residence. Officers arrived at the residence and gave verbal commands to a 60-year-old woman, instructing her to come out of the house. The woman stepped outside, but then retreated into the house. The woman then exited the house armed with a handgun. In the body camera footage, officers on scene can be heard giving repeated commands for the female suspect to drop the firearm, but the suspect did not comply with the commands. The suspect then raised the firearm in the direction of the officers. According to police, fearing for their safety, officers discharged their departmentally-issued firearms, striking the suspect. Police say the suspect was transported to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in critical condition. A firearm was recovered at the scene. A cat was located, deceased, inside the residence from an apparent gunshot wound(s).

Phoenix Police shared a new video of an officer-involved shooting that ended with an armed shoplifting suspect being killed. The shooting happened on May 7 near 35th Avenue and Roosevelt Street. Police say a store employee flagged down the officer after an alleged shoplifting incident. "The employee reported that a shoplifting had just occurred and pointed out two people at a nearby bus stop who were involved. The officer drove his fully marked police Tahoe to the bus stop, at which time both individuals ran east on Roosevelt Street," police said. The video shows the officer driving toward the two suspects when a man fired his gun at the officer's car, striking it several times. The officer then made a U-turn and fired back at the suspect, which ultimately killed him. Police say the suspect's handgun was recovered at the scene. The second suspect has not yet been brought into custody.

A woman who was living inside a sign on the roof of a Michigan grocery store told police it was an “old safe spot” known to her family, though she didn't explain why she chose to stay there for a year, according to video of the encounter. The 34-year-old woman, whose name hasn't been released, was very concerned about her possessions as police officers said she would have to immediately leave an attic-like space inside the Family Fare sign in Midland, 130 miles (209 kilometers) north of Detroit. The Associated Press and other news media recently reported the April 23 discovery. Police body camera video was subsequently obtained by MLive.com under a public records request, and portions were posted online Tuesday. “Believe it or not, you’ve got a nickname,” an officer said, noting that some people apparently knew about her. “Spiderman or something?” the woman replied. “No, roof ninja,” he said, referring to a stealthy warrior. “Tell me that ain’t cool.” “That's true,” she said. Police were called to the store when contractors working on the roof followed an extension cord to the hideaway. The woman was inside when two officers asked her to open a small door on the back of the sign. “Did somebody turn you on to this?” one said. The woman said it was an “old safe spot” little known to most people in Midland but “not anymore.” The woman had a coffee maker, computer, bedding and phone. Another officer said the makeshift housing was “impressive” and wondered how she had survived the winter. “I know how to deal with that. I've been in Alaska,” the woman replied. She asked for time to call her employer and get a truck to put her belongings in storage. But the officers said no, making clear that store staff would remove the possessions and return them to her. The woman emerged in black clothing with ski goggles perched on her head. She said she was sensitive to sunlight. She asked the officers how they got on the roof. “Ladder,” one said. “We're not a roof ninja.”

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office released body-worn camera video Tuesday of deputies shooting a man who they say was pointing a gun at residents of a Winter Park apartment complex last month. Deputies said they responded to a 911 call around 10:30 p.m. on April 19 from the Indigo Winter Park Apartments on U.K. Circle, reporting a man armed with a gun. Deputies say the man, later identified as 47-year-old Jesse Santino Lewelling, was reported to be pointing the gun at several of the residents. “This dude has a flashlight attached to his gun,” a resident can be heard saying in a 911 call released by the sheriff’s office. “He’s just pointing it at my face…he’s walking around. There’s a little girl that just ran screaming…I’m a little nervous.” According to the sheriff’s office, responding deputies heard a gunshot shortly after arriving at the complex, but still didn’t know exactly where Lewelling was at the time. Additional video from the sheriff’s office helicopter shows Lewelling sitting under a gazebo near the complex’s pool, still armed with the gun. According to the sheriff’s office, as Lewelling sits under the gazebo, onlookers can be seen standing just feet away from him, posing a public safety issue. The video shows Lewelling eventually walking away from the gazebo as multiple deputies converged on him from different directions. At one point, deputies say Lewelling walked to a dumpster in the complex parking lot, temporarily out of view of the sheriff’s office helicopter. When he returns to view, Lewelling can be seen running through the complex with the gun in his hand as deputies close in on his position. Seconds later, the OCSO helicopter video shows Lewelling run around a corner, directly towards a deputy, with the gun still in his hand. In body-worn camera video released by the sheriff’s office, the deputy can be heard ordering Lewelling to drop the gun before shooting him. Deputies say Lewelling dropped his gun after he was shot, but it remained within his reach. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies eventually recovered the loaded gun and rendered medical aid to Lewelling until paramedics arrived. He was then taken to the hospital in critical condition. Lewelling has been charged with aggravated assault with a firearm, resisting an officer with violence, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of ammunition by a convicted felon. Deputies say Lewelling also had an active warrant out of the state of California for larceny and weapons charges.

On May 18, 2024, Deputy Larson was performing traffic enforcement on Sunset Harbor Road in Summerfield when he spotted a sedan towing a wooden trailer with no tag attached. The driver, Charles Williams, ran a stop sign and fled when Deputy Larson attempted a traffic stop. After a brief pursuit, Williams jumped from the moving vehicle and fled on foot. Ignoring commands to stop, he was tased by Deputy Larson. While being transported to the jail, Williams kicked the patrol car doors and made threats to law enforcement. He was arrested for Flee/Elude, Resisting without Violence, Failing to Register a Motor Vehicle, Operating a Motor Vehicle without a Valid License, and Resisting Arrest with Violence. He is held on a $9000 bond.

The Valley Mills Police Department reviewed best practices after a heated confrontation involving a police officer and the volunteer fire department chief on May 5, 2024, a day police say the city “experienced flooding that it has not seen since 1994.” Valley Mills Police Officer Martin was the on call officer, scheduled to begin shift at 3:00 p.m. on May 5. At 4:12 a.m., Officer Martin received a phone call from a Valley Mills Volunteer Fire Department (VMVFD) member stating he “needs barricades out here.” The volunteer “provided no other information,” police said. Ofc. Martin, a member of the VMVFD at the time, checked his VMVFD page notification and observed that there was a request for help at a house fire located outside the city limits in Bosque County and presumed that the barricades were being requested for the house fire, police said. “Ofc. Martin determined the request was for a need outside the jurisdiction of the City of Valley Mills,” police wrote in a social media post, “No contradictive information was provided to Ofc. Martin at that time.” At 6:28 a.m., a Valley Mills citizen called the police department to alert police that the roadways were flooded. Martin contacted Sgt. Williams and both responded to assess the reported flooding. At 7:04 a.m., Officer Martin received a telephone call from dispatch requesting that he assist the VMVFD with flooding at the bridge on Highway 6 at County Road 3310. As Ofc. Martin proceeded to assist, he was unable to get to the scene because Highway 6 was completely flooded at the youth baseball complex. As this event was unfolding, Valley Mills Police Chief Kelli Fikac was 470 miles away at mandatory training. At 7:24 am, Fikac received a call from Sgt. Williams briefing her of the flooding in the 200 block of N. Fourth as well as in the 100 block of Avenue C. The police chief said she advised Sgt. Williams to have city barricades placed at both locations, monitor each location frequently and handle calls as they came in. After the barricades were in place, Sgt. Williams contacted Fikac and informed her that during the incident, the Valley Mills Volunteer Fire Chief became confrontational and when asked why, the volunteer fire chief stated, “it has been brewing for a while.” “I informed the Sgt. to remain professional and that upon my return, I would conduct an after action review to determine what if any changes needed to be made by our agency,” Fikac said, “Upon my return from training, I conducted an in-depth review of body camera video footage and all documentation surrounding the flooding event.” Fikac said the VMVFD had been called at 2:38 a.m. to a house fire located outside the city limits of Valley Mills. She said police do not have access to the VMVFD paging notification system because the Volunteer Fire Chief David Fisk chose to remove police access more than two years ago “due to his disdain of the former Chief of Police.” “Upon the separation of the former Chief from the City of Valley Mills, the Volunteer Fire Chief, David Fisk, decided to continue to prohibit (police) from the VMVFD paging access,” Fikac said. “Based on body worn camera video footage, the confrontation with the Volunteer Fire Chief started when Sgt. Williams stated that per his Chief, they were not to post at the barricades, citing that if they received a major call, they would have to leave,” Fikac said. Volunteer Fire Chief Fisk replied, “What the f*** do you think were supposed to do?” Sgt. Williams is seen attempting to deescalate the situation while the volunteer fire chief said, “we don’t get a paycheck, y’all do.” Sgt. Williams then said, " we are trying to help.” The volunteer fire chief replied, “Go home. Nobody asked y’all to get here anyway.” According to Fikac, the volunteer fire chief further said that “when the mayor asked him if the police needed to be called out, he told the mayor that he did not want the police there.” During this conflict, Volunteer Fire Chief Fisk also told Ofc. Martin, “turn in your s***,” essentially, firing him as a volunteer with the VMVFD, Fikac said. According to Fikac, her sergeant and officer followed the agency standard operating procedure for emergency mobilization immediately upon notification of the flooding. “Both also followed the agency standard operating procedure for adverse weather response and notification to the chain of command,” said.

0:00 - Body cam 1 5:57 - Body cam 2 11:01 - Body cam 3 16:20 - Body cam 4 ----- This incident began at 4 a.m. at George’s Creek apartments on Georges Creek Drive. Police said someone called 911 and told the operator that their uncle had a gun and was threatening to kill himself and everyone else in the home. The bodycam video shows police approaching the suspect, identified as 21-year-old Rafael Warfield, outside an apartment building. The officers yell to Warfield to come out with his hands up. Warfield yells something back at the officers, and then gunfire from the suspect can be heard. An officer fires back. Police said Warfield died on the scene. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is now handling the case. Columbus Police Chief Elaine Bryant said officers had to respond to the call right away, but the officers did call for the Right Response Unit, which includes a social worker triaging a call to determine the best response. Bryant said the Right Response Unit was unavailable at the time of the 911 call. According to the Columbus police website, the unit is only available until midnight. “In a situation like this where this is a gun and someone actively, aggressively possibly causing harm to themselves or others, officers have to respond accordingly," Bryant said. "There was no history of mental illness we are aware of at the time." Bryant said there were a total of four officers involved, though only one fired their weapon. All four officers are on administrative leave until their examinations are complete. No officers were injured in the exchange of gunfire.

The Boise Police Officers who shot and killed a Boise man last summer have been found justified in their actions under the law, according to a release by the Boise Police. The Blaine County Prosecuting Attorney Matthew Fredback was brought in to review the shooting as part of the Critical Incident Task Force. Fredback determined that the actions of the officers were justifiable under the law. On August 3, 2023, two Boise Police Officers responded to multiple calls for assistance by Christian Johnson. Responding officers were aware that Johnson was likely using methamphetamine at the time, and reported that his behavior was agitated and erratic upon arrival. Johnson was armed with a knife and a hammer when officers arrived. The video from the bodycam worn by the officers has been released. The video shows both officers commanding Johnson to drop the weapon multiple times and attempting to resolve the issue peacefully. Instead, Johnson raised the knife and charged both officers, who opened fire.

Police body camera footage shows a man rushing at an officer with a large kitchen knife in each hand before the officer opened fire in Bridgeport last week, according to a preliminary report released by the Connecticut Office of Inspector General. The report released Monday by Connecticut Inspector General Robert Devlin Jr. identifies the policeman who fired his gun as Bridgeport Police Officer Israel Colon and the knife-wielding suspect as 49-year-old Dale Stephenson, who was taken to St. Vincent’s Hospital following the shooting where he was listed in serious but stable condition. Stephenson was shot last Thursday when Bridgeport officers responded to Birdseye Street just before 6 a.m. on the report of an individual acting erratically and knocking on doors while armed with a knife, according to Devlin’s preliminary report. Officers who responded to the apartment complex encountered Stephenson in the middle of the road, footage from Colon’s body camera shows. Almost immediately upon arriving at the scene, Colon radios in asking for “a couple more units,” saying “This party has two knives,” the footage shows. According to Devlin’s report, Bridgeport Officer Darryl Wilson Jr. also responded to the scene. When Colon steps out of his cruiser, he calls out “Hey, brother” to Stephenson and tries to begin engaging him in conversation. Stephenson almost immediately sprints toward the policeman with a knife in each hand, the bodycam shows. According to the footage, Colon screamed out “Don’t do it” three times as he backed away before firing his gun. Devlin said he fired three rounds and shot Stephenson, who can be seen in the bodycam footage falling to the ground and dropping the knives. According to Devlin’s preliminary report, police provided medical aid to Stephenson before he was taken to the hospital in an ambulance. A statement issued last week by Tiadora Josef, director of public information for the City of Bridgeport, indicated that Stephenson was shot in the lower leg. Devlin said in his report that Stephenson has been charged with attempted first-degree assault and related charges in connection with the incident. Court records show he also faces misdemeanor charges of second-degree reckless endangerment and second-degree breach of peace in addition to the felony assault charge. Stephenson is being held on a $100,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in Bridgeport Superior Court on June 11, records show.

Police have rescued a 6-month-old baby boy who was shot multiple times while held hostage alongside a woman in Arizona. The Surprise Police Department was alerted to a woman and infant who were being held hostage in the area of 168th Avenue and Jenan Drive on Friday, May 17, according to a May 18 statement on the police department's Facebook page. An earlier statement from authorities said the woman had been held hostage inside her residence "by the father of her child" since 3 a.m. local time after he broke into her home. The woman was eventually able to get away from the suspect and alerted a nearby construction crew, who called the police. "Officers learned the infant was still inside the home with the suspect," the statement read. "When officers arrived at the residence, they heard multiple rounds of gunfire from inside. A Surprise Police officer fired one round in response toward the residence where the suspect was located, and officers quickly worked to force entry and rescue the infant who sustained multiple gunshot wounds," the statement continued. The 6-month-old was airlifted to a nearby hospital "in serious condition." According to the second statement from police, the baby is "in critical but stable condition at a local hospital.” "The female victim was treated at the scene for minor injuries and was transported to the hospital to be with her child," the statement added. The suspect involved was later identified as Todd Christopher Marchetti. According to the statement, the 51-year-old was found dead in the home, which caught fire during the standoff, after refusing to surrender to police. “Marchetti continually refused to come out of the home and peacefully surrender to police. After an hours-long standoff, the home caught fire,” authorities said, per the statement. “The cause of the fire remains under investigation.” “Once it was safe for investigators to enter the residence, they discovered the remains of Marchetti with what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head,” the statement added. “The cause of death is still pending the results of the medical examiner's full report.”

Body camera footage released by the Oklahoma City Police Department shows a driver being arrested after crashing a stolen vehicle with children inside. Police responded to the scene of a rollover accident on Northwest 23rd Street near North Meridian Avenue on May 11. When police arrived on the scene, witnesses had already removed the two infants from the car and pointed police in the direction the driver ran off. Officers determined the vehicle had been stolen with the children inside. Soon after the car theft, the driver crashed, police said. The children were strapped in their car seats and had minor injuries. Police were able to track down the suspect, who had a previous conviction for robbery with a dangerous weapon. Chance Sanders was arrested for kidnapping, larceny of an auto, and leaving the scene of an accident.

A 23-year-old man who ran away from a mental health clinic in Florida on Sunday was critically wounded in a police shooting after officers encountered him armed with pepper spray and a knife, authorities said. The man, whose name was not immediately released publicly, had been taken to The Vines Hospital by family members to be admitted just before 12:30 p.m. when he began "acting erratic" and ran from the clinic, the Ocala Police Department said. Officers found the man about 10 minutes later near the 5500 block of SW 27th Avenue. When officers approached the 23-year-old, he was determined to be "an immediate threat," prompting officers to use deadly force and shoot the man, according to the department. A man who ran from a mental health clinic in Florida was shot after police found him armed with pepper spray and a knife, according to authorities. (Ocala Police Department) Police later said the man was armed with pepper spray and a knife when officers made contact. Preston Bare told WESH-TV that he was heading home when he witnessed the encounter between the man and police. "The cop was holding the gun, and there was another cop holding the Taser on him, and he was patting on his chest, pleading with the man to please drop whatever he had in his hands," Bare told the station. "Then he got tased, and he started to immediately run toward the cop that had his gun drawn on him, spraying him while he's running with the knife in his hand, and then he got shot." The man was rushed to a local hospital and underwent surgery. Police said he is in serious condition and has further medical procedures pending. No officers were harmed during the incident.

Newly-released dash camera video shows an intense Miami-Dade chase that ended in a crash and water rescue. The incident unfolded on May 9th when a woman, 27-year-old Melina Logan, went to Honda of South Miami to test drive a new Honda Civic, according to an arrest report. Miami-Dade Police and Florida Highway Patrol responded and Logan refused to stop, leading to the pursuit, the report said. Logan was driving recklessly and reaching speeds of around 90 mph as she traveled southbound on the Palmetto, making aggressive lane changes amid heavy traffic and using the shoulder to pass vehicles, the report said. Dash camera video shows the Honda approach standstill traffic near the Northwest 25th Street off-ramp before crashing into several vehicles. The car became disabled and pinned against a concrete wall, but Logan managed to get out and avoid officers, police said. That's when a dash camera captured Logan get on top of the concrete ledge and jump off the ramp and into a lake to try to flee from authorities. Aerial footage from Chopper 6 showed the end of the chase and the woman in the water. Officers threw ropes for her to grab, but she refused, so several officers jumped into the lake to take her out, the report said. During a struggle, she scratched one Miami-Dade officer and briefly pushed a Doral officer underwater, the report said. The officers were able to eventually get her to the ledge and take her out of the water. Logan, of North Carolina, was booked into jail on several charges including grand theft of a vehicle, two counts of battery on a police officer, fleeing and eluding police, leaving the scene of a crash, and resisting an officer. One of the drivers suffered injuries in the crash at the end of the chase and had to be hospitalized, the report said.

A 16-year-old boy has been shot by officers on Detroit’s west side. The shooting occurred on Thursday (April 4) on Fenkell Avenue, Bramell at 7:20 p.m. after officials encountered the teen carrying a gun. During questioning, officials say the teen broke away and ran, causing a foot chase to ensue in which bullets ranged out. Detroit police Chief James White said, “Officers on patrol in the 8th Precinct working special operations near Fenkell and Bramell encountered a male and conducted an investigation for carrying a concealed weapon. During the course of the investigation, the subject broke and ran, and a foot chase ensued and shots were fired. At least two shots were fired, which were confirmed by shotspotter.” White said they’re looking at whether the teen fired shots at the officers on pursuit first or vice versa. The teen was grazed in his left leg and transported to a Metro Detroit hospital, where he was treated for his injury and later released into police custody. White said no officers were injured during the incident, and the 9mm handgun, which was stolen from Dearborn Heights in 2022, was recovered.

A man who was shot by Los Angeles police while they were attempting to arrest him in Torrance was treated and released at a hospital and remained jailed Friday on suspicion of attempted murder. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the shooting occurred around 3:45 a.m. Thursday in the 4800 block of Torrance Boulevard, where Gang and Narcotics Division and Metropolitan Division plain-clothes officers were assisting Juvenile Division detectives to serve an arrest warrant. Police said earlier the warrant was related to a child abuse investigation. The suspect, 44-year-old Erick Franco-Sanchez, saw officers gathering outside his home and fired multiple shots from the home, police said. Police returned fire, striking the suspect, who surrendered a short time later. He was taken to a hospital, where he was treated and released, then subsequently booked on suspicion of attempted murder, police said. An officer was also treated and released at a hospital for a graze wound to an arm suffered in the shooting, according to the LAPD. No other injuries were reported. A gun and ammunition were recovered from the scene of the shooting, police said. According to jail records, Franco-Sanchez was being held in lieu of $2.85 million bail. No details were immediately released on the nature of the original child abuse investigation that prompted the arrest warrant.