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0:00 - Raw video 2:28 - Narrative video ----- The incident began when the department's Covert Response Unit saw a wanted suspect exit a building and get into a car near West Commerce and 36th Street, according to an SAPD report. Additional units were called to assist in following the suspect's car. When an officer turned on his emergency lights and initiated a traffic stop, the vehicle stopped on the side of the road near I-35 and Somerset Road. The suspect crawled out of a window with a gun and ran across the road toward a field, SAPD said. Officers yelled at the suspect to drop his weapon, but then the suspect fired a gunshot at officers, striking an officer’s chest body armor, the report said. Several officers returned fire as they ran after the suspect, striking him. He was transported to the hospital. The suspect faces charges for Unlawful Carry of a Weapon/Felony Conviction, Possession of a CS 1–4 grams, Evading Arrest/Detention, and Aggravated Assault Against a Peace Officer. Three other passengers were detained at the scene. No one else was injured.

Body cam footage of an officer-involved shooting has been released by the city of Lansing. The shooting occurred on Wednesday, Jan. 10 at a home on W Saginaw Street, one block west of Durant Park. Lansing Police responded to a call at the house as a follow-up for the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office for a suspect wanted on a probation violation who had fled from deputies several days earlier. According to a YouTube video released by the city, which can be seen in full below, the suspect, Zachary Duling, and a witness were in a car in the driveway when several officers arrived. The officers can be heard instructing the suspect to show them his hands. The car then accelerated in reverse before going forward and struck one of the officers, Ofc. Robert Olson, a seven-year veteran of the department, in the lower body. After the impact, several shots were fired and the white 2014 Chevy Cruze Duling was driving left the driveway. He was located the following day in Lansing and had sustained a minor injury to his shoulder, according to the police department.

The Town of Webster released body camera footage on Friday, showing Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley's tense interaction with a Webster police officer. It came after Doorley was caught speeding on Monday. Doorley released a statement on Thursday, admitting she had been driving 55 miles per hour in a 35 miles per hour zone along Phillips Road in Webster. Doorley explains in the video, the distance was less than half a mile from her neighborhood. She can be heard saying she was driving home from work, when she realized she had been caught. Instead of pulling over, Doorley said she called Webster Police Chief Dennis Kohlmeier to inform him that she was not a threat. She said that she would talk to the officer at her house. In the video, when asked why she didn't stop, Doorley said, "I didn't feel like stopping on Phillips Road at 5:30." The officer then replied, "That's not your choice. You know that." The officer then asked, "What do you want us to do, not do our jobs because it's you?" "No, it’s fine, I said write me a ticket, but I was just saying I was not going to stop on Phillips Road at 5:30," said Doorley. "OK, well, you broke another law because of that, right? You should know better," said the officer. Doorley can be heard responding with, "Just write me the traffic ticket." The officer reminded Doorley that it's not a traffic ticket, it's in fact now an arrestable offense. "You know this," he repeated. In another clip, Doorley chalks it up to having a really bad day "dealing with murders in the city," before eventually apologizing.

Fond du Lac County Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt interacts with K9 Iro during a press conference announcing Iro’s recovery as well as no wrong doing found on Iro’s handler, Deputy Blaine Evans, in the death of Kyle Massie in a critical incident last October*** Fond du Lac County Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt and Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney held a press conference to announce the Wisconsin Department of Justice has released their findings in regard to the critical incident that took place in the 500 block of Western Avenue in the City of Fond du Lac on October 14, 2023. During the incident, the City of Fond du Lac Police Department were responding just before 6 AM to a Drury Place address where a woman had said she was sexually assaulted and held at gun point for much of the night. The woman had managed to escape the man who was holding her against her will and call for help. While the city officers were setting up a perimeter, a Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office K9 Deputy passed by the area and noted the suspects' vehicle leaving the area. Officer Blaine Evans attempted to stop the suspect, but the man failed to stop for the officer's lights and siren. When Deputy Evans noticed the man returning to the residence where the assault occurred, he attempted to stop the vehicle by performing a pit maneuver on the vehicle to try and get it to spin out. In doing so, the driver sped up and ended up crashing into the garage door, ending up inside the garage. It was at this point, Deputy Evans saw the man exit his vehicle with an AR style rifle. After refusing commands to drop the weapon, Deputy Evans fired two shots at the suspect as he released his K9 (Iro) on the suspect. Deputy Evans and the suspect continue to exchange gunfire and as K9 Iro enters the garage, the suspect turned his gun at Iro and shot the K9 multiple times. While Deputy Evans repositioned, the suspect got back in his vehicle and backed out of the garage, striking Deputy Evans’ squad car. As other officers convened on the location, a single gunshot was observed coming from the suspects' car. It was at this point that the suspect had suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound. As Deputy Evans tended to K9 Iro who lay wounded in the garage, other officers attempted life-saving efforts on the suspect who had succumbed to his injuries which included two non-lethal gunshot wounds that were from the shoot-out with Deputy Evans, and the fatal self-inflicted shot the suspect gave himself. Deputy Evans, along with the help of other K9 officers, tended to K9 Iro and rushed him to Blue Pearl Pet Hospital in Appleton where he underwent emergency surgery for his wounds. Iro would go on to recover with months of rehabilitation and is expected to continue his duties on The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office. The results of the post incident investigation, done by the Wisconsin Department of Justice, has come to the conclusion that no criminal charges will be brought against Deputy Evans and that he acted in a justified manner to protect himself, the victim, other law enforcement and the community. As a secondary effect of the incident, residents of the community of Fond du Lac County came together in an outpouring of support for K9 Iro, raising money to help pay for the care that was needed. Words spoke by Deputy Evans during the rescue of K9 Iro at the scene sum up the moment when Deputy Evans said to Iro, “You saved Dad, and now we have to save you.”

The woman accused of leading officers on a wild chase that ended moments after she crashed into a Columbus police sergeant, who then shot her from atop the hood of the car, had been in police custody just hours earlier. And Friday, ABC 6 obtained police video of the heart stopping encounter. The video shows officers trying to stop 32-year-old Holly Graham, who pulled in and out of several gas stations in the East Dublin-Granville Road area Wednesday afternoon. At one point, Graham, in a stolen car, drove at an officer, knocked him on top of the hood and kept driving. The sergeant maintained his composure, fired several rounds through the front windshield, all while Graham continued driving, and he somehow stayed on the hood. Eventually, he fell to the ground and Graham drove off. Moments later, Graham allegedly crashed into two cars stopped at a red light down the road, and another officer on a motorcycle approached and got her to the ground as other officers arrived. The sergeant who was struck by the car was taken to a hospital but was released Friday. His name has not been released. Also, Friday, ABC 6 confirmed that either late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning, Graham was in custody on a warrant from 2020. A police spokesman told ABC 6 via email that CPD officers took her into custody and drove her to the Franklin County Jail. The jail wouldn't take her in, telling the officers that Graham needed to seek medical treatment. The officers then took her to a hospital, then learned a judge had checked for her to be summoned to court, the police spokesman said. What happened in the hours between that judge's summons and Wednesday's chase is unclear. Investigators said Graham initially stole the vehicle in Lancaster, then later began the chase with authorities in the 900 block of East Dublin-Granville Road. She is facing serious charges, including assaulting an officer and causing serious physical harm.

An attempt to arrest a man on an outstanding warrant turned into a foot chase through an Albuquerque apartment complex and ended with a suspect dead. New police video is showing more of what happened last month that led to police shooting and killing that suspect. New Mexico State Police said they showed up at an apartment complex near Tramway and Academy to arrest Francisco Hernandez for a run-in with Sandia Police a couple of days earlier. State Police said Hernandez tried to drive off, hit a tree, and ran. “Get cover, get cover, get cover,” said an officer to another in lapel video. Police said they saw Hernandez brandish a gun, and at least two officers opened fire. “He’s got a gun,” an officer yelled. Police tried to render aid, but Hernandez died on scene.

The St. Paul Police Department has released edited footage from body cameras worn by the two officers who were involved in shooting a man on Jan. 6. The officers were responding to the 400 block of Thomas Ave. on a report of a man sexually assaulting a woman while armed with a handgun, according to the SPPD. The footage shows SPPD Officer Josh Needham standing near the door of the apartment and kicking the door before he announces that he is with the St. Paul Police. He also yells to open the door. The door then opens, and a woman is seen leaving the apartment as a second SPPD officer leans into the unit and points his gun inside. Officer Needham then asks the other officer, "Can you see him?" to which the second officer replies in the negative. The second officer then announces the law enforcement presence once again before saying, "Show me your hands and slowly walk out of the room." Moments later, the officer starts yelling as he backs up and a man, later identified as 31-year-old Brett Fraser, quickly approaches the door. As Fraser appears to begin running in the hallway, Officer Needham shoots him, with three shots audible to the camera. According to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Fraser has been released from the hospital and taken into custody.

Three young boys were shot and killed in Clermont County Thursday, and their father has been arrested and charged with aggravated murder, according to the sheriff's office. It all started around 4 p.m. in the 1900 block of Laurel Lindale Road when police responded to a report of a shooting. Deputies on scene found four people shot outside a home on Laurel Lindale Road. The first crews on scene attempted lifesaving measures on the three young boys, but were unsuccessful. The sheriff's office said all three gunshot victims died from their injuries while on scene. The mother of the three boys that were killed was found outside the home with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the hand. She was taken to University of Cincinnati Medical Center for treatment. Clermont County Sheriff Robert Leahy said he met her at the hospital, where he told her the tragic news about her three sons. The boys' older sister, Alexis, escaped the violence. When deputies got to the scene, they came into contact with a man, later identified as the boy's father, Chad Doerman, 32, sitting on a step outside of the residence. Doerman was taken into custody at the scene and brought to the Clermont County Sheriff's Office to be interviewed by detectives. Later that night, Doerman was charged with three counts of aggravated murder, all unclassified felonies. He was transported to the Clermont County Jail. Doerman appeared in court Friday, wearing a bulletproof vest and flanked by about a half dozen deputies. Doerman’s defense asked for a $75,000 bond, saying he had a job, cosigners, and that he was married. Although, it appears the woman he is married to is the victim in the crime. Prosecutors asked for a $20,000,000 bond, the highest bond they had ever asked of a judge in Clermont County. Judge J.C. Nagel granted the prosecutor’s request.

San Antonio police officers shot and killed a man late Saturday night after he repeatedly fired a gun in a neighborhood south of downtown and raised his weapon toward officers, according to police officials. Police officials have not released the name of the person who was killed by officers, describing him only as a 42-year-old man. The shooting occurred in the 100 block of Sonora Street. Officers arrived at the scene about 11 p.m. Saturday, after receiving reports of a “suspicious person with a gun,” San Antonio police Chief William McManus said. The person had been “walking up and down the block, shooting his handgun,” McManus said. “You can see the shell casings up and down the block where he was shooting the gun, as reported by neighbors I was talking with,” McManus said. As two officers approached him, the raised his gun toward them, McManus said. The officers opened fire, striking the man four times, he said. The man was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, McManus said. Police officials did not release the names of the officers who were involved in the shooting.

Mohamed Bounaouar, 42, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was pronounced dead at 10:39 a.m. on Saturday, Feb.4, after he was shot by borough police at a residence on John Street, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said Monday. Officers arrived at the home about 8:15 a.m., responding to a 911 call about an individual with a knife who was acting in a threatening manner, officials said. All of the home’s occupants, except for Bounaouar, were escorted out, authorities said. Police then encountered him in the residence wielding a knife, officials said. Officer Gabriel Avella and detectives John Gallo and Stephen Domenick all fired their guns, authorities said. A knife was recovered near the scene of the shooting, according to police.

A teenager was shot to death by Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputies while officials tried to recover a stolen vehicle in a neighborhood in northeast Harris County, according to authorities. HCSO said deputies were called to the 9800 block of Fleming Springs Drive at about 10 a.m. to help retrieve the car. Law enforcement officers knocked on the door of a house in the area. A suspect then ran away from the home, and he was in his late teens. Deputies began searching for the suspect. They then found a teen who matched the description of the suspect. HCSO said deputies told the teen to stop fleeing, and he did not listen. He then took out an Uzi semiautomatic pistol, and he did not follow orders to put the weapon down. Two deputies fired their guns, and the teenager was hit. EMS was called, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities were not injured, but one of the deputies was taken to the hospital for precautionary measures.

The Riverside County Sheriff's Office released bodycam video of a deputy-involved shooting that occurred on Dec. 10 in Palm Desert. The suspect, identified as Kelly Lynette Cronn, 53, of Palm Desert, suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the shooting. Deputies were initially called to the 49000 block of State Highway 74 at 2:45 a.m. Sunday to respond to reports of a burglary. "The reporting party told dispatch she was hiding in her bedroom because there was an unidentified man inside her residence whom she believed was armed," Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said in a video released Thursday. The Riverside County Sheriff's Office later confirmed to News Channel 3 that Cronn was the person who called police about the possible break-in. Bianco said deputies arrived at the residence and found an open door. The bodycam footage shows the moments deputies entered the residence, announcing themselves as they stepped inside. Inside, deputies encountered a compliant man who was detained without incident. Shortly after the man is detained, Cronn walks out of a backroom armed with a knife. Bodycam footage shows the deputies continually instruct Cronn to drop the knife. After multiple orders to drop the knife, Cronn is seen throwing it at the deputies, leading to the deputy-involved shooting. Cronn was arrested on two counts of assault with a deadly weapon upon a peace officer. She pleaded not guilty to the charges a few days after the shooting. The first suspect was taken to the Palm Desert sheriff's station and interviewed, but was later released, a spokesperson for the agency said. The deputy who was involved in the shooting, who was not identified by the sheriff's department, was set to be placed on administrative leave per department policy.

The Waco Police Department released body cam footage from the incident where officers accidentally shot and killed a dog after responding to the wrong address. On Friday, June 9, the department posted the following message on Facebook: "Recently, a police response to a 911 call led to the death of Finn, a beloved family pet. We know that this incident has raised concerns in our community, and we want to provide you with Body Worn Camera footage and other information, so residents can understand how this situation transpired and the steps our department is taking to prevent a similar set of circumstances occurring in the future." According to Waco PD, a resident called police on Saturday, June 3, at 3:17 p.m. and said her house was being burglarized and needed officers to "come now." Waco PD said dispatch entered "3204 N. 20th A St." into their address system, but then it reportedly autocorrected to "3204 N. 20th St.," which is the address officers responded to. "When officers arrived at 3204 N. 20th, they saw the backdoor ajar, which corroborated information received in the initial call," per the news release. "Officers announced their presence, and shortly thereafter multiple dogs came toward officers who retreated." The news release states that one dog "acted more aggressively" and lunged at an officer twice. During the second time, that's when the officer shot the dog, identified as Finn, police said.

An Ozaukee County sheriff’s deputy who shot and killed a man in November in the Town of Grafton will not face criminal charges, according to the county’s district attorney. Deputy Michael Zilke shot Christopher Thomas Sewell, 29, seven times in the front of the body with one shot to the forehead after officers said Sewell brandished a firearm. “I … conclude that there is no basis to consider or issue criminal charges against any of the law enforcement officers involved in this incident,” Ozaukee County District Attorney Adam Gerol said in a statement released Saturday by the state Department of Justice. “A law enforcement officer may use deadly force where he has probably cause, believing that an armed suspect poses a threat of serious physical harm, either to the officer or others.” Police had been trying to arrest Sewell for an Oct. 30 incident in which he allegedly threatened neighbors with a gun who had complained about loud music coming from an apartment unit he was staying at 1034 Lakefield Road. The neighbor above the apartment Sewell was staying in had banged his foot on the floor several times before Sewell allegedly forced his way into the neighbor’s apartment with a gun and said, “I will smoke you in your own crib” after the neighbor said, “It wasn’t that serious.” Deputies identified Sewell through another neighbor’s Ring video camera and said Sewell had been staying at an apartment of a woman who had an injunction against him, although the woman denied he was there. Sewell also had multiple arrest warrants out of Milwaukee and Kenosha counties. Police were surveilling the apartment building on Nov. 2 when they saw him leave about 11 a.m. and drive away in a red Oldsmobile Bravada. Police attempted a traffic stop and said Sewell sped away, but later lost control of the vehicle when police deployed a tire deflation device. Sewell then fled on foot into a wooded area before deputies said he stopped and turned toward Zilke holding a handgun, later determined to be a Tara Aerospace 9mm pistol. The handgun was found underneath Sewell before officers moved it away and attempted life-saving measures and CPR. Officers also found a bag of cocaine on Sewell’s sock. “While I regret that any incident results in the loss of life, Mr. Sewell’s death was occasioned by his own behavior,” Gerol said in a statement. “It didn’t have to end this way.” “Simply put, Christopher Sewell forced Deputy Zilke into a situation where there was nothing else he could do but protect his own life and fulfill his oath to protect the public.”

New body camera footage shows the intense shootout between deputies and a Broward County Transit employee accused of fatally shooting a coworker in Pompano Beach. The video released by the Broward Sheriff's Office on Friday shows the moment deputies responded and exchanged gunfire with the suspect at the Broward Transit maintenance facility late Wednesday night. Authorities said Transit employee Rafael A. Molina shot and killed his coworker, Warren Chambers, during some sort of argument. In 911 calls also released Friday, witnesses described the eerie scene as Molina paced the facility with gun in hand. "There’s a shooting at my job at Broward Transit at Copans, hurry up please, the guy has a gun, he's shooting," a witness said in one of the calls. He’s still in here, he's still in here, he's walking around, he has a white shirt on, khaki pants, he's walking around, he has the gun in his hand." Deputies responded to the facility in the 3200 block of West Copans Road a short time later. At a news conference Friday, Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony said Molina pulled out a hammer and destroyed a cellphone, then positioned himself in a vacant bus while he waited for deputies to respond. “We witness him walk and strategically place himself in an ambush position inside of a bus that was vacant and being prepared in waiting for our deputies or the next victim to cross his path," Tony said. The body camera shows one of the deputies responding to the facility and running up with a group of other deputies with guns drawn, before gunfire erupts as they approached the bus. "Hold! Hold! Hold!" one of the deputies shouts as the gunfire stops. "He's down!" Tony said the 59-year-old Molina got off about six gunshots at the deputies, who fired nearly 50 times between three separate deputies. Molina was pronounced dead at the scene, along with his co-worker, the 42-year-old Chambers. “It's crystal clear he’s waiting, he waited for quite some time for his colleague to change out and come out in his clothes, and then he shot and executed him," Tony said. None of the deputies were injured. Officials said Molina had worked as a Transit mechanic since May 2007. Chambers had been hired in December 2018.

Milwaukee police released new body and dash camera video of officers opening fire on a suspect. It happened the morning of December 7th, near 51st and Hampton. According to the Milwaukee Police Department, it started as a traffic stop just after 3:00 in the morning near 91st and Silver Spring Drive. Police say the car was stolen and involved in a prior shooting. Police said the vehicle drove away at speeds that reached 80 miles per hour. MPD officers said they deployed stop sticks at 68th and Hampton. However, the car continued driving. Police said the driver crashed at 51st and Hampton. That's when the video shows the two men running in front of the police car. Dash camera video shows one of them holding a gun. “Drop the gun, drop the gun, drop the gun,” can be heard in the video. Police then chased after the men into a backyard. After several attempts to get the man to drop the gun, police say the man refused. That's when two officers fired a number of shots. One neighbor spoke to TMJ4 News the day after the incident about how terrifying the incident was. "It sounded really close," she said. "I think that was very irresponsible and unsafe because, what if it flew in someone's window? Like it's multiple houses right there and our windows are all like right there." According to police, Kenneth Brown and Kenneth Rogers were taken into custody. Both had injuries from the incident. They are expected in court this week for preliminary hearings.

0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Body cam 1 5:49 - Body cam 2 6:35 - Body cam 3 ----- Body camera footage released Friday by the Vancouver Police Department shows Joshua James Wilson pointed a handgun at an officer before that officer and others fatally shot him May 30 in a central Vancouver shopping center parking lot. The footage comes from body cameras worn by Vancouver police Officer Brandon Riedel and Vancouver police Detectives Colton Price and Aaron Yoder. Investigators say Clark County sheriff’s Detective Zach Nielsen also was present and shot Wilson, but the sheriff’s office has not yet implemented a body camera program. All officers were placed on critical incident leave last week, according to police, which is standard practice. The police department said Wilson fired at pursuing officers. The Lower Columbia Major Crimes Team, led by the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office, which is handling the investigation, has not yet confirmed if Wilson fired at officers. It previously said investigators were still reviewing video footage. The body camera footage shows Officer 1, who is addressed several times as Riedel, exit his police vehicle with his handgun drawn. He’s heard shouting twice at Wilson, “Drop the gun!” Wilson could be seen pointing a gun at Riedel before gunfire immediately followed. Wilson continued to run for a few seconds after the gunfire began, then fell to the ground. After Wilson fell, officers could be heard asking if anyone else was hit. In response, Riedel said, “He shot towards me. I’m not — I’m good.” The police department has said no officers or members of the public were injured. Another officer could then be heard saying, “He’s moving,” before several others shouted commands at Wilson not to move. After about 90 seconds, officers approached Wilson, with guns still drawn. They then cut away his clothes and applied chest seals and tourniquets to his wounds. Riedel could be heard saying, “He was firing at me. I don’t, I think I’m good but ….” Riedel began performing CPR, but Wilson was pronounced dead at the scene. A handgun could be seen on the ground, a distance from Wilson. The video also notes a gun holster attached to Wilson’s belt. He appeared to have received gunshot wounds to his torso and legs. Footage identified as belonging to Officers 2 and 3 shows them chasing Wilson, with rifles, through the parking lot. Officer 2 could be heard shouting, “Police, get down! You’re gonna get shot!” Officer 3 could be heard simultaneously shouting several times, “He’s reaching!” The sound of gunfire soon follows. The Lower Columbia Major Crimes Team said it has completed its interviews with all four officers. Here is what investigators say happened before the shooting: Shortly after 5:30 p.m., the Vancouver Police Neighborhood Response Team, with help from the Clark County Sheriff’s Office Tactical Detectives Unit, was attempting to take Wilson into custody as he walked out of the Safeway supermarket. Wilson had arrest warrants, investigators say, and was identified as a suspect in a May 20 burglary at Allen’s Crosley Lanes, 2400 E. Evergreen Blvd., and May 21 and 29 armed robberies at convenience stores at 6510 E. Mill Plain Blvd., and 1901 Kauffman Ave., respectively. “Officer safety information had previously been shared with law enforcement agencies in the region, noting that Wilson was armed and had reportedly made statements that he would shoot police rather than be taken into custody,” a Monday statement reads. After a patrol officer spotted Wilson going into the supermarket, more police responded and formed an arrest team in the parking lot near Wilson’s vehicle. When Wilson emerged with his groceries, the officers identified themselves and ordered him to stop. Instead he ran west through the parking lot, as seen on the video.

FOX 17 News has obtained exclusive body camera footage from a Metro Police officer showing toddler Ariel Rose inside Brookmeade Park’s homeless encampment just months before she died. The autopsy report shows Ariel died from fentanyl toxicity back in November 2022 after a babysitter found Ariel unresponsive at a housing site in North Nashville. The examiner found Ariel had more than twelve times the lowest reported lethal dose of fentanyl in her system. Metro Police is investigating Ariel’s death as a criminally negligent homicide case. The body camera footage shows a Metro officer frustrated when he sees Ariel at Brookmeade Park. “Jonathan, that kid is not supposed to be here. Why are you even here with that kid here anyway?” asks the officer. At the time, Brookmeade Park was one of the biggest homeless encampments in Nashville, known for drugs, crime, and fires. “So, you know I’m gonna tell DCS that kid’s here, right? I mean, there are a lot of things you could do that would be better than this,” says the officer. Back in November, FOX 17 News spoke with Mickey and Michael Rose, Ariel’s grandfather and uncle, who said they saw Ariel and her father, Jonathan, living at Brookmeade. “It was traumatic. No child should live in those conditions,” says Michael. Michael and Mickey’s attorneys declined our request for an interview on this footage. But in the video, the Metro officer says he’s had a history with Ariel’s father before. “That child is in danger in here,” says the officer. “Yes, sir, I guess having a father is not that important,” says the woman staying in the tent with Jonathan and Ariel. “Well, having one and having one that plays the role correctly are two different things,” replies the officer. The Metro Officer then sees a drug needle on the ground right in front of Ariel’s tent, saying he was going to report this all to DCS right after he left. A previous FOX 17 News investigation revealed family members, Metro’s Homeless Impact Division, nonprofits, community members, and Metro Police all tried reaching out to DCS. So, what did DCS do to try and help Ariel? Did they fail her? We are waiting on a response from DCS. Ariel’s grandfather and uncle also want to hold the owner and tenant of the building she died at accountable and feel they could’ve done more to prevent this.

Police in Pacifica released additional details after officers fatally shot a woman suspected of shooting her son during a confrontation last week. On Thursday, the department provided an update on the investigation, which included identifying the woman, the officers who shot the woman, along with releasing body-worn camera video of the incident. "It is always tragic when law enforcement intervenes with deadly force, regardless of the circumstances. It impacts the family involved in the incident, our community, and the members of our police department," Chief Maria Sarasua said in a statement. "As police chief, I am committed to ensuring that all involved are treated with care and compassion while ensuring a full and thorough investigation into what occurred." The woman killed has been identified as 50-year-old Michelle Arrais. Police said Arrais shot her 23-year-old son inside their apartment on the 2500 block of Francisco Boulevard on the morning of March 27. The victim told authorities that he was awakened by the sound of gunshots in the apartment. His mother then opened his bedroom door and shot him twice. After police arrived at the scene, two officers saw Arrais driving away from the apartment complex. Video from the officers' cameras shows the woman pointing a handgun at them as she attempted to leave in her SUV. The officers opened fire. After the shooting, officers recovered a loaded 9mm semiautomatic handgun from the woman. Four boxes of ammunition were also recovered from her purse, which was found on the passenger seat. Despite efforts from paramedics, Arrais died at the scene. The officers who shot Arrais have been identified as Corporal Hayden Fry and Officer Kevin Contreras. Fry has been with the Pacifica Police Department for eight years, while Contreras was hired by the department last year with six years of prior law enforcement experience. The son was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. During a search of the apartment, police said they also found the family's dog dead from gunshot wounds. Investigators believe that Arrais killed the dog before shooting her son.

The Reno Police Department has released body camera video of a fatal shooting on Colorado River Blvd. earlier this month. Officers originally responded to the area on a report of a woman screaming and being strangled by a man, around 10:45 a.m. on December 6th. When they arrived, they found the suspect, 34-year-old Caleb Briggs, inside a home. The video shows officers trying to talk to him, but at some point, Briggs charges at the officer, and that's when the officer shoots him. Briggs later died at Renown Regional Medical Center. A suspect who died in an officer involved shooting on Wednesday has been identified. The Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the man as 34-year-old Caleb Briggs. Briggs died at Renown Regional Medical Center. An autopsy was completed at the Medical Examiner’s Office and the cause of his death was determined to be gunshot wounds of the torso.

The Bakersfield Police Department has released body camera video of an officer-involved shooting, that happened on January 18, on Chester Avenue, leaving a Washington man dead. Chief of Police Greg Terry said, “The public has a legitimate interest in obtaining timely and accurate information about police shootings, and the Bakersfield Police Department is committed to making that information available. We will release the body-worn camera footage of officers in critical incidents as soon as it is possible to do so without compromising an investigation. This is our commitment to accountability and professionalism.” On January 18th, 2024, at around 2:24 a.m., the Bakersfield Police Department received a ShotSpotter activation for one round fired in the 1300 block of Chester Avenue. When officers responded, they encountered an armed suspect in a vehicle. The suspect fired at officers and an officer-involved shooting happened, according to police. From the body-worn camera video, two shootings involving police happened. A witness notified officers the suspect had been in possession of an object that appeared to be a grenade or explosive device. Due to the suspect being armed and the possibility of an explosive device, officers requested additional resources, including the Bakersfield Police Department Bomb Squad and an armored vehicle. The Kern County Sheriff’s Department helped the investigation by providing two armored vehicles. Officers used a robot and drone to ensure the scene was safe before approaching the suspect vehicle. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene. A rifle and 24 fired shell casings were located inside the vehicle. Bakersfield police identified the suspect as Esmeraldo Martinez Vivanco. The coroner’s office identified him as 46-year-old Alejandro Avalos of Vancouver, Washington. The report said Avalos had numerous aliases that he went by. His identity was confirmed by fingerprints through the FBI and DEA as Alejandro Avalos.

Salt Lake City Police have released bodycam footage of the officer-involved critical incident from Tuesday, April 2, that left a man dead. The incident occurred on the 800 block of South State Street. Police received a 911 call from an employee working at a Chevron gas station. The employee reportedly told police that the suspect, later identified as Cameron Ammon Cloward, 36, had a knife and tried to stab him through a window. Based on the employee’s statements, police believe Cloward may have committed an aggravated robbery by using — or threatening to use — a dangerous weapon during the commission of a robbery or attempted robbery. Officers arrived at the scene at around 2:30 a.m., finding Cloward walking in the parking lot while holding a knife. Cloward reportedly began walking north from the gas station on the east sidewalk of State Street. Cloward allegedly turned around, faced officers, and started walking back into the gas station parking lot. Bodycam footage from one of the officers on the scene captured the officer telling Cloward to stop walking toward the gas station. The footage then shows Cloward holding his knife with the blade positioned under his chin. Officers gave Cloward commands to stop and get on the ground, but he refused to comply, repeatedly saying, “I don’t care.” One SLCPD officer reportedly requested a “less lethal shotgun,” before four officers then fired shots, resulting in Cloward’s death. No officers were injured during the incident. The knife found at the scene matched the description provided by the store employee as a pocketknife. The blade of the knife was found extended, police said.

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after two deputies fired their weapons Monday at a woman reportedly seen earlier with a butcher knife trying to break into a Rancho Cordova home. The woman suffered some type of wound on her arm, but it wasn’t clear whether she was hit by gunfire. Sgt. Amar Gandhi, a Sheriff’s Office spokesman, said the woman suffered a “fairly minor” injury not considered life-threatening, and she was taken to a hospital where she was listed in stable condition. “We’re not sure if it was a gunshot wound. We’re not sure if (it was) shrapnel from glass or maybe from the knife,” Gandhi told reporters. “The investigation is just starting right now.” About 10:45 a.m. Monday, the Rancho Cordova Police Department was called to a home in the 2500 block of Augibi Drive. The Sheriff’s Office is contracted to have deputies provide police services for Rancho Cordova. The deputies were called to the Augibi Drive home for a report of a woman holding a butcher knife trying to break into the home, Gandhi said. The deputies found the woman around the corner in a white Dodge Challenger in a home’s driveway in the 10000 block of Malaga Way. The sheriff’s spokesman said the deputies attempted to make contact with the woman, then the two deputies fired their department-issued guns. He said the woman then drove away in the white car. A deputy at the scene told dispatchers that a woman in the white Dodge Challenger tried to run over officers as she drove away from the scene, according to radio traffic shortly after the shooting. “Shots fired. Shots fired,” the deputy told dispatchers about 10:50 a.m. “All officers okay.” Moments later, a deputy is heard on the radio telling dispatchers that the woman did not fire gunshots at the deputies. Gandhi said he could not provide information to confirm details about how the shooting unfolded. Gandhi said the caller who reported the attempted break-in at the Augibi Drive home was a resident with no familiar connection to the suspect. Deputies at the scene lost sight of the white Dodge Challenger and asked dispatchers to have someone review traffic cameras in the area as they searched for the car, according to radio traffic. Gandhi said the deputies spotted the white car heading east on Folsom Boulvard before a short vehicle pursuit ensued. He said the woman pulled over along Folsom, just west of Mather Field Road, where she surrendered without further incident. No deputies were injured. Gandhi said he did not know whether deputies found the woman with the butcher knife or any other weapons. He did not release any further details. Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District crews were called to the scene to provide medical treatment to the woman, Gandhi said.

Arlington Police released body cam footage from the officer-involved shooting on Thursday, Feb. 8. A traffic stop that day resulted in one person being shot and killed by police. Arlington Police Chief Al Jones said the victim of the fatal shooting had multiple opportunities to follow officers' commands but refused. It happened on I-20 westbound last Thursday near Green Oaks, when the officer says he tried to pull over 49-year-old Sean McKay, for a piece of plastic covering his license plate. McKay pulled to the opposite side of the road, swerving across multiple lanes before pulling over. Police say the car smelt of marijuana, and when the officer repeatedly asked him to turn off the car and exit, he refused. An officer from Kennedale in the area saw the traffic stop and stopped to help. The APD officer had asked for backup, which was on the way at the time. The APD officer continued telling McKay to exit the vehicle. McKay stayed in the car. Eventually, both officers attempted to physically remove McKay from his car. McKay resisted, moved into the front passenger's seat, and pulled a handgun to his side. When the driver refused to drop the handgun after multiple requests, the officer fired his weapon three times. The Kennedale officer did not fire their weapon. There was also a dog in the back seat of the car, which was not injured. McKay was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. In the video, McKay is heard begging the officers not to kill him. We asked Chief Jones if the shooting was justified or if there were other desecration tactics the officer could have used; he said every situation is different. "Highly stressful situation," said Jones. "The Officer isn't thinking he wants to kill him, he wants him to comply... he had opportunities to step out. He had chances to drop the weapon, the officers begged him, and he didn't comply," McKay has a criminal history and has been charged with weapon violence and capital murder in the past.

What happened before a 12-year-old boy was killed in a shootout with a car owner is becoming more clear through body camera video obtained by 9NEWS as police continue to investigate the incident. The footage captures a man who was frustrated with what he perceived as a slow response to his stolen vehicle he was tracking in real time using GPS. “I'll do it myself if I have to, if that's what you guys really want,” the 35-year-old car owner said after showing police he could see his moving vehicle on his phone. About 30 minutes after telling responding police about his stolen car, the man got into a shootout with armed occupants in his vehicle about 10 miles away. The car owner, who has not been charged, became frustrated with dispatch and police because officers were not immediately chasing down his moving vehicle. At least eight times in the video, the man tells the responding officers he plans to confront the thieves himself after growing more frustrated over having to file a police report. “I can sit here and make a report with you right now to tell you about all this information, and then you guys can hopefully maybe one day find the vehicle,” the car owner says. “Or I can go right now and stop the vehicle. So I'll call you when they're on the ground and then you guys come and get them. Super simple,” the man tells the officer. “Doesn't work that way,” the responding officer tells the man. "There's a lot of liability to that. A lot of criminal allegations. Just because there's a property crime or you take someone down like that, or you'll be liable.” The responding officer tells the man police often wait for stolen vehicles to stop moving to avoid problems like a high speed chase or crash that could hurt bystanders. “And if they pull a rifle on me, then I’m justified,” the car owner told the officer. About 30 minutes after the man filed a report, he is seen on security video recorded at West 10th Avenue and Decatur Street in which he pulls up next to his stolen car, dashes towards the driver side, and then gets into a shootout with the armed occupants. The video captures gun smoke emanating from the car. 12-year-old Elias Armstrong was shot in the chest and was pronounced dead at the hospital a short time later. The car owner claimed he was shot at first. The Denver District Attorney’s Office said it does not plan to prosecute the car owner because a conviction is unlikely. Denver police have said the other armed occupants in the vehicle ran away after the shooting, but so far there haven’t been any arrests. A department spokesperson said the case remains under investigation. 9NEWS is not naming the man because he has not been charged.