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Metro Nashville police have released helicopter surveillance video after five armed suspects were arrested following a multi-city pursuit. Police said one of their detectives was fired at more than 30 times by the suspects. MNPD was able to seize six guns, some with fully automatic modifications, cash, and marijuana. “Detective Lawson is extremely fortunate not to have been shot Monday night while working to reduce gun violence in our city through precision policing,” MNPD said. The following suspects were arrested from this incident: * 23-year-old Eric O. Mario * 19-year-old Ronny I. Edmonds * 19-year-old Abraham G. Mario * 18-year-old Mahamed M. Muganga * 18-year-old Omar A. Yussuf Police said Detective Lawson was performing surveillance in the area of North Sixth Street and Howerton Street when they began taking gunfire on Monday night. MNPD said more than 20 bullet casings were found scattered across the street, but no officers were hit. Police said more than 30 rounds were shot at the detective before the suspects ran to a stolen Infinity, according to police. The suspects fled the area in a stolen Infinite and MNPD followed from the air into Mt. Juliet, where multiple agencies converged to assist MJPD in ending the pursuit, including the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office, the Tennessee Highway Patrol, and the Lebanon Police Department. Mt. Juliet police were able to successfully deploy spike strips and disable the stolen vehicle in the area of Golden Bear Gateway at Volunteer Boulevard. The five suspects then scattered into the woods, forcing personnel from all agencies to establish a “secure containment perimeter,” MJPD said. Police recovered six guns that were tossed from the car including a Glock .40 caliber pistol that was modified into a fully automatic weapon, a Glock 9-millimeter pistol that was modified to make it fully automatic, two additional Glock 9-millimeter pistols, a Glock 10-millimeter pistol and a Draco pistol. One of the 9-millimeter pistols was stolen from an SUV parked on West End Avenue last July 17. Another of the 9-millimeter pistols was reported stolen in Louisville, Kentucky, police said. All five suspects were reportedly in the custody of MNPD around 1:30 a.m. The five were charged with multiple crimes, including the following: * Aggravated assault on a first responder * Using guns in the commission of a dangerous felony * Auto theft * Gun theft * Felony marijuana possession * Evading arrest

Long Beach police today released video footage of an officer witnessing a shooting, running after the gunman, and then shooting the man from behind moments after he appeared to have ditched the weapon. In the video, the gunman — who survived — is soon taken into custody, but not before the man he shot at drives past and tells the officer, “You saved my life.” The victim then leaves — rebuffing the officers’ plea for him to stay at the scene. It’s not clear why the gunman, whom police identified as 43-year-old Long Beach resident Demetrius Imoesiri, opened fire. The video starts with Imoesiri appearing to exchange words with the victim outside a convenience store on Orange Avenue near South Street around 11:45 p.m. on April 26. When Imoesiri pulls out the gun and fires, the officer, who happened to be driving by, immediately pulls over and starts running after Imoesiri, who takes off across the parking lot toward a nearby neighborhood. As Imoesiri runs, the officer fires at him seven times from behind, hitting him in the lower body. The video appears to show Imoesiri throwing the gun about two seconds before the officer starts firing. With the chase over and Imoesiri on the ground, the officer uses his radio to tell a dispatcher that Imoesiri “tossed the 417 right behind me.” Long Beach police use the radio code “417” to refer to a gun. Long Beach police say they’re reviewing the shootings — as they do every time officers fire at someone. LBPD policy allows officers to shoot at fleeing felony suspects if necessary, but only when an officer “reasonably believes that the person will cause death or serious bodily injury to another unless immediately apprehended.” The officer was clearly justified in chasing after the gunman, whom he’d just seen try to kill someone, according to Ed Obyashi, a northern California sheriff’s deputy and state-recognized use-of-force expert, but whether the officer was justified in shooting “really is inconclusive.” Obyashi said the video is jerky and hard to parse, but the gunman appears to have had something else in his hands even after dropping the gun — something the officer could have perceived as a gun — leading him to reasonably fear being shot. “I’ve seen lots of videos where suspects have shot behind their backs while they’re running or over their shoulders,” Obyashi said. As Imoesiri lies wounded on the ground, the officer repeatedly yells at him to put his hands out in front of him. It’s only a few moments later that he radios to tell dispatch of the discarded “417.” Police said Imoesiri has been charged with attempted murder, possession of a firearm by a felon, illegal possession of ammunition, possession of a firearm while subject to a restraining order and resisting police.

A man who was shot to death by Vancouver, Washington police on Monday is being identified as 40-year-old Jonathan West Nelson. Vancouver police said that they responded shortly before 1 a.m. on Monday morning on reports of a man near Northeast Andersen Road pointing a gun at people in a McDonald’s parking lot. After locating the suspect a few blocks away, police said the man did not listen to commands, so they released a K9 on him. The man then allegedly pointed the gun at law enforcement, and four police officers returned fire, striking him. They also shot the dog in the tail by mistake, officials said. Authorities said they tried to render aid to the man, who was later transported to a hospital. But he was later declared dead. The dog underwent surgery on its tail. West, who was later identified as the suspect, died of “multiple gunshot wounds” on the public sidewalk, the Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office said in a release Thursday. William Buschtschosik, a witness in the incident, told KOIN 6 News he heard several shots ringing out when it happened, in a “rapid fire” succession.

Two weeks after Denver Police shot and killed 52-year-old Miguel Tapia, who was threatening officers with a knife, investigators know little more than Tapia's name and age. “I do want to acknowledge the tragedy of the death,” said Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas at a press briefing Tuesday. “And also our significant regret at the fact that despite significant efforts to try to identify next of kin, we've not been able to make a family notification as we would've liked and so those efforts will continue.” Tapia, a trans woman, spoke Spanish, at one point telling the officers something. “I think translated to mean ‘kill me,’” according to Thomas. “I don’t think that we’ll ever know what their desire was in that situation,” said Thomas, who referred to Tapia using they/them pronouns. “But certainly the presence of the knife, the proximity that that individual got to those officers with the knife, I think makes their response appropriate.” At around 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 16, reports came in to police about a person blocking traffic in the area of Broadway and Lawrence Street. A Denver Park Ranger at the scene called police at 11:45 a.m., reporting that the person was armed with an 8-inch knife and refusing to get out of the road. Officers quickly responded and found Tapia, and positioned their patrol cars to divert traffic. The encounter, captured on body camera, lasted only seconds. One officer told Tapia to put their hands on their head at least three times. Tapia then pulled out a large knife from a bag and advanced quickly towards the officer. A second officer gave commands in Spanish. Two officers deployed their Tasers. One of the officers deployed his Taser twice. “The Taser device appeared to have a very brief impact but was not effective in stopping the subject’s intentional movement towards the officers,” said Matt Clark, commander of the major crimes division for the Denver Police Department. Clark added that Tasers can fail for any number of reasons, but that both officers had successfully deployed these Tasers before. As Tapia got closer with the knife drawn, both officers opened fire — 12 shots in all, and Tapia fell motionless into the street. Police rendered aid to Tapia after the shooting, and an ambulance arrived quickly, but Tapia was pronounced dead at the scene.

0:00 - Arrest and Search 7:40 - At the station, money count 28:54 - At station, money count 37:11 - Money found 42:28 - Officer confesses 43:07 - Money found 51:02 - Officer detained 52:36 - Officer detained ----- the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) released body-worn camera (BWC) video footage of a CMPD officer who was arrested and charged with embezzlement following an incident that occurred on March 14, 2024. The video footage was ordered for release by a judge following a court petition. A warrant gives more details on the arrest of a Charlotte–Mecklenburg Police Department officer for embezzlement. The investigation is due to a report from an arrestee stating that an officer stole property from him on March 14th. A warrant claims Officer Henry Chapman responded to assist an officer during a traffic stop. The driver of the vehicle was allegedly speeding and had an outstanding federal arrest warrant. The warrant claims the driver had personal property that included a total of $7,911 that was in the possession of Officer Chapman while he transported the driver to the University City Division Team Office. While at the office, the warrant claims Officer Chapman requested another officer transport the driver of the vehicle to jail. Another officer got the driver out of Officer Chapman’s patrol vehicle and began to search him. During the search, the assisting officer and the driver who was getting arrested heard a rubber band snap, which resulted in the driver saying that Officer Chapman was stealing money that was in the rubber band, according to the warrant. The subject getting arrested said Officer Chapman had the money in between his legs and was moving his left hand towards the driver door pocket of his patrol vehicle, according to the warrant, and the assisting officer also confirmed this. A sergeant approached the driver, the assisting officer, and Officer Chapman as the driver was making the allegations. That’s when the warrant claims that Officer Chapman was fidgeting around in his vehicle and then exited and emptied his pockets, stating that he, “doesn’t have any money.” Officer Chapman then opened his vehicle and positioned himself to block the driver door pocket, according to the warrant. The driver, who was getting arrested, saw the money in the door pocket, according to the warrant. The sergeant removed nine $100 bills from Officer Chapman’s patrol vehicle driver door pocket, according to the warrant. It also states that Officer Chapman denied knowing the money was there. The entire incident was captured on body worn cameras, according to CMPD. Officer Chapman later apologized to the sergeant and admitting to taking the money but stated that he wasn’t going to steal it, according to the warrant. The report says he later apologized to two sergeants. After further evaluation, detectives arrested Officer Chapman and charged him with one count of embezzlement.

A Covington man filed a lawsuit against a former Alleghany County Sheriff’s deputy after graphic video shows the former deputy punching the man during his arrest. Joshua Barricks was arrested more than two years ago at the Covington Farm and Fuel store. That incident ended with Barricks being hospitalized from his injuries and former deputy James Wright being sued for $5 million. After part one of our Target 7 investigation aired on Monday, many viewers have reached out wondering why this is a civil case and not a criminal one. A criminal case can only happen if there is an investigation from the police department, and the Commonwealth’s Attorney can then place charges. Barricks’ representing attorney explained there was never an investigation into the use of force incident and a civil lawsuit is one of their limited options. “It would have been far better had the Commonwealth’s Attorney and the local police been involved from the beginning and investigated this, and then we wouldn’t be in this situation,” Scott Austin said. Surveillance video shows Wright punching Barricks 12 times, after Barricks got on his knees and put his hands above his head. Barricks was running away from Wright after the former deputy pulled him over for skateboarding on the road. Wright’s response to the lawsuit stated he acted within law enforcement policy. “Well, if that’s true, we need to change the police policy because his behavior was outrageous,” Austin said. “But we don’t think it was in keeping with police policy.” Wright also stated in his lawsuit response, any claims from Barricks “are barred under qualified immunity”. The Alleghany County Sheriff’s office told Target 7 no official investigation took place other than reviewing the video, but it’s unclear why the department didn’t investigate. Seven months after the March incident took place, Wright was hired as a Virginia State Police (VSP) trooper. “In our opinion, this officer should not be involved in law enforcement,” Austin said. VSP did a standard review of the hiring process once they were made aware of the lawsuit nearly a year after he was hired. Wright is still employed as a VSP trooper. While Barricks is serving a sentence for drug related charges, his attorney explained the goal with the civil lawsuit case is accountability. “When he’s released, he’s going to go back in that community,” Austin said. “He wants a safe community for the citizenry, and that necessarily means you have to have accountability for the police.” Wright’s attorneys, the Alleghany County Sheriff’s Office and VSP all declined to comment on the pending litigation. The lawsuit is expected to go to trial in October.

The City of Fort Wayne and the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) have released edited body camera footage showing the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Linzell Parhm by an FWPD officer over the weekend. FWPD detectives say the currently unnamed FWPD officer pulled a car over during a traffic stop near Hurd and John Streets around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 22. According to the department’s media release, Parhm was fatally shot after “actions from occupants inside the vehicle caused the Officer to discharge their weapon.” Police have not yet said why the officer initially stopped the car. On Tuesday, FWPD released the edited body camera footage that had been heavily requested by protesters as well as members of the media. FWPD PIO Jeremy Webb, who is narrating the video, says the responding officer approached the car and saw a gun by the front seat passenger. They say the officer, “fearing for his life and safety”, repeatedly ordered the passenger to keep his hands on the dash. They say he was not compliant and kept reaching for the gun after being told to keep his hands on the dash. They say the officer then called for emergency backup, and once in view of the suspect and gun, fired two shots, hitting Parhm.

Newly-released dashcam footage of a Rusk County officer-involved shooting is shedding light on the 2022 death of Timothy Michael Randall. Randall, 29, was pulled over on CR 4125 near SH 64 near Turnertown on September 14, 2022, and fatally shot at the scene of the traffic stop. A report from the Rusk County Sheriff’s Office stated that a deputy pulled him over for a traffic violation before patting him down. During the pat-down, officials claim Randall “attempted to conceal contraband in his waistband and made furtive movements to his waistband.” The attorney for Rusk County said that the deputy believed Randall was attempting to hide a small gun down the front of his pants, but said it was later found to be a pipe in an eyeglasses case. A death report submitted by RCSO to the office of the Attorney General stated that Randall “would not follow the lawful orders of the deputy, resisted the deputy’s attempts to handcuff him and a struggle ensued. At one point, the deputy and the decedent struggled on the ground. The decedent broke free and stood up while the deputy was in a tactically-compromised position on the ground.” The deputy then fired once, hitting Randall in the front left of his torso. Randall died at the scene. The report states that Randall would have been charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, and resisting arrest/detention. The deputy was no-billed by a grand jury in November, meaning a jury decided there was not enough evidence to indict the deputy on criminal charges related to the shooting.

Body-worn camera video was released Monday in connection with a police shooting that happened earlier this year in west Charlotte. Timothy Moore was shot by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police on Feb. 8, 2024, after officers said he allegedly pulled a gun from his waistband and pointed it at them on Beatties Ford Road, near Lasalle Street. The police department said officers had approached Moore and another person at a convenience store after seeing “potential drug activity.” Nearly 100 different video files were uploaded on Monday. The department showed multiple angles of a body-worn camera, and a surveillance video recording from a nearby tower before the incident that showed Moore holding a handgun. In one video, a CMPD officer approached Moore and called out, “Tim Tim,” within a few seconds of exiting his patrol car. The video shows Moore take steps away from the Fast Mart toward the parking lot. Moore tells the officer, “I didn’t do anything,” and accelerates his pace before repeating, “I didn’t do anything.” The CMPD officer’s body camera shows Moore running through the parking lot, and you can see a gun appear in his right hand. The officer says “Let me see your hands, hands!” and draws his gun while Moore turns around. The officer then fires one shot at Moore. The video isn’t clear if Moore points the gun at the officers, but his motion appears to show him attempting to throw it. When Moore was shot, the gun flew out of his right hand toward the parking lot. One video shows the gun about 20 feet away from Moore while he’s on the ground. The officers then begin providing aid and calls for backup. Moore told an officer he was hit in the arm and repeated, “I didn’t do nothin’.” The total amount of time between the officer first calling out to Moore and the shot fired was just about seven seconds.

A 21-year-old man believed to be under the influence was arrested after leading Gwinnett County police on a chase. The man allegedly tried to make a run for it with a toddler in his arms. Police released dramatic video of that chase on Monday. The Gwinnett County Police Department was in the midst of a five-day detail targeting racing, reckless driving and DUI when Alessio Vaduva was reportedly seen speeding on Interstate 85 at around 1 a.m. on June 14. "He observed the vehicle traveling well in excess of 100 miles an hour," said Cpl. Juan Madiedo of the Gwinnett County Police Department. The officer who saw Vaduva's black BMW tried to pull him over, but sped off. The officer caught that moment on his dash camera. The officer, with Gwinnett County’s DUI Taskforce, tried to get the driver to stop. "Got behind it, imitated his traffic lights to do a pull-over and the vehicle fled even faster," Madiedo said. Though Vaduva allegedly cut his headlights off and attempted to evade the officer on the ground, the aviation unit was tracking him from the sky. The car weaved in and out of traffic. Police say the whole time a two-year-old boy was in the car. "There are no words to describe how dangerous it is," Madiedo said. ◀︎Video showed Vaduva pulling into a residential neighborhood off Pleasant Hill Road in Duluth and exiting the car, appearing to carry something in his arms. When the police caught up with him, they realized it was a two-year-old child. He ran towards the woods. Investigators say the driver then ordered a rideshare. "He was trying to enter a Lyft or an Uber to evade the area," Madiedo said. Vaduva was arrested and booked into the Gwinnett County Jail. He has been charged with felony fleeing and eluding, reckless driving, speeding, unsafe lane change, driving without headlights, defective tires, operating an unsafe vehicle, failure to obey traffic control device, child restraint violation, and duty upon striking fixture. "He probably would've had gotten a hefty ticket for the speeding and for the child not being in the restraint. Other than that, he might have been on his way," Madiedo said. No one was hurt. A family member picked up the little boy.

A Largo man who fled officials on I-75, leading them on a multi-county pursuit on Sunday afternoon, has been arrested. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Travis Lee Craig, 28, led troopers and Tampa police through five counties before he hopped out of his car and tried fleeing into a wooded area on the side of the highway. An arrest report revealed Craig was fleeing from a traffic stop and was a murder suspect. Troopers began pursuing his Dodge Challenger on northbound I-75, beginning at mile marker 274. Craig eventually lost control of his vehicle and drove off the side of the road near a tree line. That’s when he got out of the car and ran into the wooded area. Troopers said as Craig was running, he tried to take his shirt off before saying he was drunk and that’s why he ran. He was then arrested. During a search of his vehicle, officials found a red handgun in the passenger side floorboard, containing 13 9mm rounds. “The teamwork displayed is a small sample size of the ongoing collaboration between The Florida Highway Patrol, Tampa Police Department, and other local law enforcement agencies,” FHP said. “It exemplifies a strong and effective partnership, showcasing the benefits of our joint efforts keeping Florida safe and secure.” Craig was taken to the Sumter County jail on charges including reckless driving, fleeing with disregard for safety to others, DUI, and possession of ammo by a convicted Florida felon.

An Evesham police officer was commended for his bravery as a house fire hero after he rescued a couple from a blaze on June 16. Evesham Police Chief Walt Miller detailed the events leading up to the rescue in a news release where he applauded the swift work of Officer Kevin Long, Evesham Fire-Rescue Quint 2235 and other emergency responders. Long was the first person to arrive at the fire on the 1800 block of Sagemore Drive after the department received an emergency call at around 4 p.m. The department released Long's body camera footage showing the severity of the fire and the panic he and the residents faced as deep clouds of smog engulfed the home. "I've got smoky conditions, smoky conditions," Long can be heard saying while running up to the home, which had five adjoining apartment units attached. "I can't get my husband out," a woman inside the home yells as Long ushers her outside to safety. Long yells for the husband, trying to find him inside the smoke-filled room. "He's entrapped, I can't get in there. The smoke is too bad," Long said. Nevertheless, the officer pushed through the home and used a flashlight to help find the husband stuck in his chair. "[I'm] right here, right here, I can't walk," the husband said. Long clears the hallway, leading to the door and drags the husband's wheelchair outside before running back in and dragging him to safety outside the house. According to Miller, Long suffered smoke inhalation and was taken to the hospital but has since been released. The rescued couple were also taken to the hospital and suffered non-life-threatening injuries, Miller said. Evesham Fire-Rescue Quint 2235 arrived shortly after Long and contained the kitchen fire, preventing further damage to the five other connected apartments. Families were free to get back into their apartments that same day.

At 11:16 p.m., officers in the Community Response Group (CRG) located an occupied stolen vehicle near 3rd Avenue South and South Holgate Street. When officers approached the vehicle, the 40-year-old suspect rammed a police car while attempting to flee. After a brief struggle, CRG officers extracted him from the driver’s seat and took him into custody. While investigating, police seized a handgun and three loaded magazines of ammunition. The man was booked into King County Jail for a Burglary 2nd Degree warrant, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Possession of a Stolen Vehicle, and Attempting to Elude a Police Vehicle.

0:00: - Surveillance video 3:00 - Bodycam 1 5:00 - Bodycam 2 7:20 - Cellphone video ----- Law enforcement will face no criminal charges after an officer-involved shooting that left one person dead back in mid-April. Outagamie County District Attorney Melinda Tempelis issued her decision regarding the death of William Jae Kil Nelson on April 12 in the town of Grand Chute, stating that no criminal charges will be enforced for deputies involved in the incident. The 22-year-old Nelson was armed with a knife following a crash at 5:56 p.m. on April 12. Outagamie County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Noah Yeck unsuccessfully used a stun gun in an attempt to disarm Nelson. The unsuccessful stun gun attempt then led to Outagamie County Sheriff’s Sergeant Ellis Brooks shooting Nelson with his firearm. Officials say life-saving measures were performed on Nelson before he was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. Nelson eventually died at the hospital from his injuries.

0:00 - Bodycam 1 5:49 - Bodycam 2 8:20 - Bodycam 3 9:38 - Cellphone video ----- According to the DOJ, Beloit police officers responded to a 911 call near the 1700 block of Ashland Avenue around 9:45 a.m. When officers got on scene, they found a subject with two bladed weapons moving toward another person. Beloit officer shoots man Officers asked the armed subject to put down those weapons, but they did not comply. An officer then fired their gun, hitting the suspect. Officials say life-saving measures were performed, and the subject was taken to the hospital. The subject later died at the hospital. A video was posted to Snapchat Sunday showing the moments the officer fired his weapon. The video quickly spread to several platforms and gained thousands of views before being taken down. The footage is only about 21 seconds and shows what appears to be a man walking in the street holding two objects. An officer can be seen standing in the grass with his gun pointed at the man as the man continues walking. The officer is heard yelling something at the man before several gunshots can be heard. The man falls to the ground. A woman is then seen running toward the man while screaming, before several officers surround her and attempt to pull her away.

A 16-year-old was taken down at a Family Dollar store in Marion County with a rifle under his shirt after he fled from deputies, according to the Marion County Sheriff's Office. The incident happened in Ocala on Monday, according to an arrest affidavit. A deputy was on patrol just before 5 p.m. in the area of Cedar Road and Bahia Road when he came across a white Ford Focus that was reportedly speeding with dark, tinted windows and without a working right brake light. The car "appeared like it was attempting to lose" the deputy, the affidavit said. That car then turned into the Family Dollar shopping center on SE Maricamp Road and the passenger, later identified as the 16-year-old suspect, got out of the car and ran into the store, deputies said. Inside the store, the teenager, who the sheriff's office said is considered a delinquent felon under Florida law, tried to lose the deputy, but was eventually found in one of the aisles. Bodycam footage from the sheriff's office shows the take-down in the middle of the store. The deputy and the teen got into a scuffle that caused a potato chip display to fall over, which revealed an apparent rifle hidden underneath the suspect's shirt, as seen on the video footage. Accused Orange County serial law enforcement impersonator out on bond; deputies search for possible victims "Drop the gun, drop it. Stop playing," the deputy is heard telling the teenager. "Get on the f****** ground!" The teenager, who is accused of resisting arrest before eventually being detained, was adamant in telling the deputy the gun didn't belong to him. "That's not my gun, bro," the teen repeatedly told the deputy, as heard on bodycam video. There's also a backpack that was reportedly found in the car, which had weed inside it alongside individually-packed baggies, the affidavit said. In a post-Miranda interview with deputies, the teenager said the backpack belongs to him, but the gun doesn't, the affidavit said. His cousin told deputies that the backpack belonged to the 16-year-old. The teenager is facing several felony charges, according to the Marion County Sheriff's Office: Possession of a weapon or ammunition by a delinquent felon Possession of a short-barreled rifle Use/display of a firearm during a felony Possession of marijuana with intent to distribute Possession of marijuana more than 20 grams Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on an officer Resisting without violence He remains in custody without bond.

Dashcam video of a police pursuit that ended in the deaths of two suspects have been released. A recording by the dash camera in the police cruiser shows the chase topped 100 miles per hour before the suspect's vehicle went off the road and hit a tree. The Albion Department of Public Safety says the vehicle was being recklessly driven on Superior Street near Walnut Street on June 12 around 8 p.m. An officer tried to stop them, but the driver sped off. The dash camera footage shows the vehicle passed another vehicle, triggering a response from the officer. In the less-than-a-minute chase, the officer's cruiser reached 103 miles per hour. The suspect's vehicle did not stay on the road in a curve and hit a tree at a high speed. Two people inside died. The public safety department has not said if any other people were inside the vehicle. The video footage shows the mangled wreck split into multiple pieces. No audio was included in the recording.

Seven police officers fired 92 shots at a Las Vegas man tied to a four-vehicle crash, killing him, a North Las Vegas Police Department spokesperson said in a video briefing released Thursday night. Officer Brian Thomas said officers shot and killed the man, identified by the Clark County coroner’s office as Las Vegas resident Julian McCoy, 57, on Saturday while responding to a crash at the intersection of Craig Road and North Fifth Street. Witnesses called police after McCoy drove north on Fifth Street through a stoplight and collided with vehicles on Craig Road, which was also captured by nearby security cameras, Thomas said in the video briefing. Witnesses told police in several 911 calls shared by the department that McCoy had a gun, including one caller who claimed McCoy threatened someone who approached his car. “One of the people that went up to his car to see if he was OK — he pointed a gun at them,” one caller said. In another call, a man tells police dispatch, “The guy who caused the accident apparently has a gun on him, so we don’t want to approach him.” Thomas said McCoy began threatening police once they arrived on scene, and officers attempted to de-escalate the situation by asking McCoy to drop the gun and exit his vehicle. McCoy then “raised the firearm” toward police, and seven officers shot a combined 92 times at McCoy, striking him several times. Medical personnel pronounced McCoy dead at the scene. The officers who shot at McCoy included Officers Darren Rigsby, Alexandre Chevalier, Logan Guerin, Christopher Dellorco, Timothy Barns, Rodrigo Garcia and Robert Ryan, who have all been placed on paid administrative leave, Thomas said. Garcia fired the most shots during the incident, with 26, followed by Ryan with 17 shots, Dellorco with 15, Barns with 11, Chevalier with 7 and Rigsby with 3, according to police. In one body-worn camera video, an off-screen officer tells McCoy to come out of his car with his hands up. “You do not want to push this,” the officer is heard saying, seconds before several officers begin shooting into the car. McCoy’s hand can be seen holding a gun, later identified as Browning BL-22 .22 caliber long rifle, inside the car in the video, which is visible through the car’s open front passenger window. In another video, several officers can be heard yelling “drop the gun” at McCoy before shooting into the car. After shots are fired, the off-screen officer asks McCoy again to exit the car with his hands up. Officers can be heard telling McCoy to “drop it.” About a minute later, several officers are seen approaching the car. Thomas said police later found 15 bullets inside the car, along with alcohol and drug paraphernalia. McCoy’s preliminary toxicology screening tested positive for cocaine, ethanol, fentanyl and methamphetamine. McCoy also had a criminal history dating back to 1987, and had been charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, domestic battery, strangulation, kidnapping, and several counts of theft, among other charges, Thomas said. He was also on felony probation in Nevada for a previous theft conviction.

The Surprise Police Department released a newly edited body-camera video and 911 calls of the day a woman was held hostage by her baby’s father. The hostage situation ended with a standoff that left the baby shot multiple times and the suspect, 51-year-old Todd Christopher Marchetti, dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. “My baby daddy broke in last night; he shot and killed my dog. I just ran out of the house to get help. [inaudible] and he’s going to kill,” the woman told dispatchers. “My baby is inside, and he’s going to kill my baby. In the middle of the night last night, I woke up, and he broke in. He broke in through the window. The woman remains frantic and continues talking to dispatchers. “He brought over multiple knives and guns, and he told me that he was going to kill me. He shot-he shot and killed my dog. I convinced him to let me go outside and ask somebody [inaudible].” The woman reportedly flagged down construction workers for help to make that call. The newly released edited body-camera video includes the moments leading up to officers entering the home during the standoff. Multiple rounds of gunfire could be heard in the minutes leading up to entering the house. The incident briefing, however, does show four different angles from officers as they made their way through the home, where it appears that no officers made contact with the suspect. As Arizona’s Family previously reported, a video showing when police rescued baby Jaxson, who was later found to have been shot multiple times. “We got the baby out,” an unidentified officer can be heard saying as they rush the child to safety. “Go. Go. Go.” After officers rescued the baby, officers remained on stage until the fire broke out hours later. Officers later made entry and found Marchetti dead from an apparent suicide. As of this week, the cause of the fire remains undetermined An internal and criminal investigation remains underway. Jaxson is still recovering in the hospital, according to family sources.

A man was killed in a hit-and-run after Tampa police officers tried to arrest him during a police investigation, according to officials. Tampa police said they responded to the 4000 block of West Hillsborough Avenue around 2:20 a.m. after a man was reportedly choking a woman in the parking lot. A 911 call released by Tampa police said the man had gotten into an altercation with both the woman and a homeless man. The caller told the dispatcher that the suspect, 29-year-old Frank E. Rodriguez, did not appear to be armed. The homeless man told 8 on Your Side that he was trying to help get the man off the woman after witnessing him choking her. “I ran across and hit him with my cane through his truck window,” said Ronnie Coogle. “He jumped on me and started pounding on me, hitting me in the face.” “I don’t know; he’s beating the s— out of her,” the caller said. “He just hit a homeless guy too.” Police said the first officer at the scene, Officer Luis Garcia, found Rodriguez and attempted to question him. They said the suspect refused to obey commands and tried to re-enter the vehicle the woman was in. Video of the incident showed Rodriguez and the alleged victim saying he was helping her find her keys. The victim said she was fine multiple times and did not need help. However, the argument between the suspect and the officer continued to escalate as Rodriguez walked away from the vehicle a second time, with the officer saying Rodriguez was not free to go and touching him on the chest to stop him from moving. Rodriguez then tried to run away as the officer warned him to stop, threatening to shock him with his Taser. “You’re gonna get tased, bro,” Garcia said. As Officer Garcia deployed his Taser, a vehicle traveling eastbound on Hillsborough Avenue struck the suspect and continued without stopping. The body cam video showed Rodriguez being run over and immediately becoming unresponsive. Police said he died at the scene. Tampa police said the incident is classified as an in-custody death because an officer was trying to make an arrest when the suspect was hit by the car. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement will take the lead on the investigation. Police said they are searching for “a blue 4-door sedan, possibly a Nissan Altima.” The woman involved in the incident did not suffer life-threatening injuries. In an interview with Telemundo 49, the woman said she and Rodriguez were having a minor altercation but denied that he choked her or hit her. She said a homeless man intervened, and that’s when a fight broke out between her boyfriend and the other man. “He was not choking me,” she said through tears. “It was just between me and my man. It was not that serious for it to lead up to him dying.” According to police, Rodriguez had pending felony charges of domestic violence and felony criminal mischief from a Hillsborough County arrest on May 20.

Video of the May 30 incident shows Mitchell arriving at the scene of a reported shooting near the intersection of 22nd Street and Blaisdell Avenue. “It looks like we have at least two victims outside at the location, bleeding,” Mitchell communicates over the radio before stepping out of his squad. The shooter, 35-year-old Mustafa Mohamed, is lying on the ground in the street, appearing to be hurt. “Who shot you? Who shot you?” Mitchell asks, before putting on blue latex gloves, preparing to give first aid. “Are there victims inside?” he continues, waving toward a nearby apartment building. That’s when the video shows Mohamed pulling out a handgun. The footage ends before the suspect fires at Mitchell. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara appeared to be on the verge of tears while viewing the footage of his fallen colleague. The chief says Mitchell did what he was trained to do: help those in need. “He was very suddenly and without provocation ambushed and assassinated,” O’Hara said. A second video captures Officer Luke Kittock’s point of view. He arrives at the scene a few minutes later, after Mustafa had already fired at responding officers, a firefighter, and several others. Kittock gets out of a squad car carrying a rifle as sirens blare and emergency dispatches warn of the suspect “actively shooting” in the area. Civilians taking cover behind a parked SUV point Kittock and other officers in the direction of the gunman. Kittock and Officer Nicholas Kapinos are seen firing several rounds toward Mustafa’s location before running up, taking cover behind a brick wall, and then advancing again once Mustafa is down. Mustafa was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say Mustafa had shot two people inside an apartment building before Mitchell’s arrival; 32-year-old Osman Said Jimale was pronounced dead on scene, while 36-year-old Mohamed Bashir Aden died a week later.

The Minneapolis Police Department on Friday released footage from the shooting that killed 39-year-old Michael Warren Ristow earlier in June. The Minneapolis police released multiple videos of the three officers involved in the incident, Officer Chaz Wilson, Officer Enoch Langford, and Officer Abdirizaq Mumin, as well as edited versions of Officer Langford and Officer Mumin’s bodycam footage. At the time of the footage, police were responding to reports of a person armed with a gun near the area of the 3000 block of 29th Avenue South and the 3400 block of Hiawatha Avenue South. The MPD on Friday also released bodycam footage from the May 30 mass shooting that killed Officer Jamal Mitchell. The BCA will release more information on the incidents in the future, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said on Friday. The footage began at approximately 9:29 p.m. on June 12 as police responded to the scene. Wilson’s bodycam shows him exiting the driver's seat and initiating a foot pursuit while armed with his firearm and yelling "Police, get on the ground… drop the gun." As Wilson approaches a parked van, Ristow tells responding officers, "Get away from me." Wilson says to drop the gun, and Ristow responds, "Get away," before shots ring out. Wilson drops to the ground, and a fellow officer asks if he is OK. The second video is from Officer Langford’s bodycam, who exits the squad car and runs after the suspect, yelling, "Stop, you’re under arrest. Stop. Stop." As he approaches the suspect near a fence, he tells Ristow to drop the gun multiple times before firing several rounds at the suspect. Ristow could be heard saying "Ah, it hurts" after shots were fired. Officers shout at Ristow not to reach for the gun, and Langford goes and removes the firearm, yelling over and over, "I got it!" Officer Mumin proceeds to place handcuffs on Ristow, according to his bodycam footage. An edited, slowed-down version of the bodycam footage highlights the suspect with what police said was a handgun. Police said the handgun had jammed. "All three officers fired, striking Ristow," the BCA previously said. Ristow died at the hospital. None of the officers were injured.

The Cranston Police Department released bodycam footage on Friday that shows the interaction that led to one of its officers shooting at a moving vehicle on Sunday. Police claim Officer Kayleigh Cooper approached the vehicle on Reservoir Avenue after a shoplifting report from Garden City Center on Sunday. The video shows the officer coming up to the car and ordering the driver to “shut the car off.” When he doesn’t, she is seen opening the door. Inside is a man in the driver’s seat and a woman on the passenger side. The man asked the officer “What are you doing? What is this about?” Officer Cooper repeated her order for him to get out of the car. The driver continued to question the officer in the video. “What are you doing?” he asked her while she continued her order from him to exit the car. At one point in the video, the woman in the passenger seat is heard telling the man to “drive.” “Drive. Drive. Drive,” said the woman. The man then shifts the car in to drive, and it starts to move forward. Officer Cooper then is heard saying “You are going to run me over” as the car moves past her. As the driver pulls away she takes a shot at the vehicle. It is unclear in the video when the officer was struck, but the department had previously said that the vehicle ran over the officer’s foot. She was treated at Kent Hospital. The rest of the video is a short pursuit as Cooper loses the vehicle, and pulls off the highway. The suspects were caught in Massachusetts on Tuesday. They were identified as Michael Campagna and Megan O’Brien. Both are facing felony assault and/or battery, assault on a police officer, reckless driving/eluding officer, obstruction of an officer in the execution of duty, resisting arrest, and conspiracy.

A 30-year-old Houston resident, Robert Johnson, has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies following an incident that led to police officers discharging their weapons. The event took place on the service road of West Sam Houston Parkway South, also known as Beltway 8, around 7:20 a.m. on Wednesday, May 22. Johnson is facing four felony charges in the 183rd State District Court, including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated robbery, felon in possession of a firearm, and possession with intent to deliver marijuana. A fifth charge, misdemeanor evading arrest on foot, has also been filed in Harris County Criminal Court #13. The incident began when HPD Traffic Enforcement Division officers, assigned to the Highway Interdiction Unit, located a vehicle involved in a high-speed pursuit a few days earlier. The pursuit had been terminated due to the risk to public safety. Officers obtained a warrant to seize the vehicle and located it at an apartment complex on Wednesday, May 22. Upon informing Johnson that his vehicle was being seized, he exited the car, removed his 5-year-old daughter from the front passenger seat, and began reaching around the center console area, ignoring officers' commands to stop. The situation escalated when Johnson turned abruptly, rushed towards Sergeant M. Ham, and knocked him to the ground. During the struggle, Ham's duty weapon discharged, but no one was struck. Officer M. Gonzalez, fearing Ham had been shot, discharged her duty weapon at Johnson, who was not hit and fled the scene on foot. Johnson was later apprehended after allegedly robbing a woman at gunpoint. He was located with the help of an HPD Air Support helicopter and taken into custody without further incident.

A man holding a burning gas can, who charged at police, was fatally shot by a sheriff's deputy, authorities in Maine said. The 65-year-old man called the Waldo County Dispatch Center on Monday afternoon and said he was going to burn down his apartment building in Belfast if law enforcement did not respond, the county sheriff's office and the Belfast Police Department said in a joint news release. The man continued to threaten to burn down the building as sheriff's deputies and police arrived, the news release said. As they entered the building, the man “charged the officers with a gas can that was on fire,” and a deputy shot and killed him, it said. The man was identified as Daniel Ryan. A search did not immediately find a phone number for him or family members.