Body cam Houston Police shoot knife wielding suspect who charged officers. Bryan Cornitius shooting

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Houston, Texas – On Saturday July 30, 2022, at about 11:45 p.m., bodycam video shows Houston Police Officer V. Nguyen shooting Bryan Stuart Cornitius, 38.

Officers were dispatched to a disturbance call involving an individual in crisis at 1310 Riverview Circle. While en route, officers were informed the individual was a suspect (Cornitius) armed with a knife. The officers arrived and were immediately approached by Cornitius, who appeared to be very agitated and was armed with a knife. The officers gave verbal commands to Cornitius to drop the knife and not approach them, but he refused to comply and continued to approach officers. The officers backed up to create distance from the suspect while still giving him commands to drop the knife. Cornitius then charged one of the officers with the knife. The officer, V. Nguyen, discharged his duty weapon more than once and struck the suspect. Officers provided emergency medical care to Cornitius until Houston Fire Department paramedics arrived and transported him to a local hospital in critical condition.

Cornitius was charged with two counts of aggravated assault against a public servant.

Full bodycam video from both officers is provided for viewing and analysis.