Body camera footage of man being shot, killed by Rockford police

Body camera footage and 911 audio of a Sept. 1 shooting involving Rockford police officers on the city’s south side were made public Friday by the Rockford police department.

Officer Alexander Stone fired four shots at Peter Jaeger inside Jaeger’s home at 4175 Linden Road after Jaeger confronted officers while holding a gun, according to a news release from the Winnebago County State’s Attorney’s Office.

Jaeger was given medical treatment at the scene and was later transported to OSF St. Anthony Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

Officers were dispatched to the home when a caller, identified as Jaeger’s wife, phoned 911 saying her husband was being verbally abusive toward her.

The domestic disturbance escalated and the woman locked herself in the bathroom and waited for police to arrive.

“Guess what I’m going to do,” Peter Jaeger is heard saying while his wife was on the phone with a 911 dispatcher. “I’m going to pull my gun out and I’m going to do suicide by cop. When I see flashing lights come up, I’m going to open fire and then I’m going to be dead.”

According to police, officers arrived on scene at 8:30 p.m. and set up a perimeter around the home. Officers entered the home at 8:36 p.m. after hearing the woman scream.

In body cam footage from two different police officers, police are heard shouting at Jaeger to show his hands before four gunshots are fired.