Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Alaska's News Source reviewed home surveillance video of the final moments of 34-year-old Kristopher Handy's life before he was shot and killed by Anchorage police officers early Monday which paints a different picture, as compared to how the shooting was described by the Anchorage Police Department.

Content Warning: This article contains information and video that readers might find disturbing. Eyewitness names have been omitted to protect their identities at their request. The video attached has been paused at the point in which police begin shooting, and the victim begins to fall to the ground motionless.

Police said they were called to the apartment on the 7100 block of Bearfoot Drive around 2:15 a.m. Monday for a disturbance in one of the units between Handy and a woman.

In a 33-second surveillance video obtained by Alaska's News Source and timestamped beginning at 2:38 a.m., Handy can be seen walking toward the front of the building, yelling obscenities and holding a long gun by his side.

A police loudspeaker can be heard, in part, addressing Handy.

“Anchorage Police Department. Come out ... Kristopher Handy. Put your hands in the air ... Hands up.”

Handy is seen walking down a short flight of stairs, his body illuminated by light from the apartment complex.

He stops and faces police with the gun still visible, pointed downward at his right side. He doesn't appear to raise the gun in the video that was provided to Alaska's News Source.

At least 10 shots can be heard as Handy immediately collapsed to the ground, where his body laid, according to neighbors, for several hours.

Security footage showing last moments before shooting of Kristopher Handy

The video is in contrast with the narrative Anchorage Police Department gave to reporters on Monday morning in a news conference.

According to police, the officers approached the apartment in two teams, and Handy “raised a long gun towards the officers” before they fired their guns at him.

“Four officers discharged their weapons, striking the adult male once in the upper body — at least once in the upper body,” Chief Designee Bianca Cross said during a Monday media briefing.

After watching the video, Alaska's News Source reporters requested an interview with Anchorage police, pointing out that the surveillance video does not appear to show Handy raising his gun toward officers.

Thursday afternoon police released a statement, in part, saying “We take all OIS incidents very seriously. It is important to us to notify the public in a timely manner when an OIS occurs and to give a synopsis of events as we know them to be at the time. During the press conference we gave the morning of the shooting, we made a statement that was based on the initial account of a witness. Part of that witness' version was that the suspect had raised a long gun towards the officers. As true in all cases, as the investigation progresses and more information is obtained, the more we understand the circumstances surrounding the event. Sometimes what we learn matches what we initially believed to be true and sometimes the facts that develop take the investigation in an entirely new direction.

“Video is prevalent today. It is easy to believe that video tells the entire story however that assumption is untrue. It's important to remember that video does not capture many details to include what happened before the video was activated, what happened after the video was terminated, and what happened outside the view of the camera. It also does not capture the human element of those involved to include their perception, what they see, what they hear, and what they know.

“We understand there may be questions due to the circulating video. This is an ongoing investigation, and our involved officers deserve due process. After the Office of Special Prosecutions (OSP) has concluded the criminal portion of the investigation, and APD's Internal Affairs has concluded the procedural portion, we will be able to address any outstanding questions.”

When asked for an on-camera interview Thursday, an APD spokesperson responded that the department will not be granting any interviews, “as the criminal investigation is ongoing by OSP (Office of Special Prosecutions).”

Alaska's News Source spoke with a woman — who wished to remain anonymous — who says she posted the video online at the request of Handy's family.

“I had very clear camera footage that shows him from the bottom of the steps, going down the deck, going down the steps, and standing at the end of our sidewalk that shows that no point in that timing did he point that gun, so it was disheartening to hear that they felt the need to lie,” the anonymous neighbor said.

Neighbors said police had been called to Handy's apartment several times over the years for various disturbances.

A search of online court records shows that Handy had several criminal charges, including assault charges in June 2023 to which he pled guilty, and a misdemeanor criminal mischief charge in August 2023, which was pending at the time of Handy's death.

https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2024/05/16/he-never-pulled-gun-up-neighbors-release-video-man-shot-killed-by-anchorage-police/

Original video:

Los Angeles, California, United States

On May 2, 2024, at 10:58 a.m., Olympic Division uniformed officers responded to a radio call at an apartment in the 400 block of South Gramercy Place to assist the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (DMH) who were attempting to place an individual, later identified as 40-year-old Yong Yang into custody.

The officers met with DMH personnel outside the residence who indicated that the DMH were called to the scene due to Yang's erratic and threatening behavior. The officers were also advised that Yang did not live at the location, and had attempted to assault one of the DMH employees when they attempted to speak with him. Based on their assessment, DMH determined Yang was a danger to others.

In their efforts to assist DMH personnel, the officers requested additional units, a supervisor, and notified the Department's Mental Evaluation Unit. Several attempts were made to communicate with Yang and encourage him to exit the residence; however, he refused. After formulating a plan and obtaining a key to the residence, the officers ascended a narrow staircase leading to the front door. The officers announced their presence and then utilized the key to open the front door. As they did so, Yang was observed standing in the living room several feet away, armed with a large kitchen knife. Moments later, Yang advanced toward the officers and an Officer Involved Shooting occurred.

Yang was struck by gunfire, dropped the knife, and was taken into custody without further incident.

Los Angeles Fire Department personnel responded to the scene and pronounced Yang deceased.

No officers or other community members were injured during this incident.

An eleven-inch kitchen knife with a six-inch blade was recovered at scene.

https://www.lapdonline.org/newsroom/officer-involved-shooting-in-olympic-division-nrf024-24bb-km/

Dashcam from another car:

Zhuhai, China

A murder occurred on the Qianhe Plaza section of Qianshan Road, Xiangzhou District, Zhuhai, Guangdong on Saturday (11th) afternoon. A taxi driver was stabbed with a knife by a male passenger and lay bleeding on the ground. After the incident, the injured person was sent to the hospital for treatment. The stabber was arrested near the scene. The case is under further investigation.

The incident occurred near the overpass at the intersection of Qianshan Road and Yuehai West Road. Video posted online showed that at about 2:45 p.m., the driver's door of a taxi that was parked in front of the traffic light at the intersection suddenly opened. A man wearing a green shirt climbed out, the chest has been dyed red. Then, another man wearing a black shirt got out of the passenger seat and fled quickly.

Citizens at the scene quickly called the police, and multiple uniformed police officers rushed to the scene and successfully captured the suspect on the road opposite Qianshan Market, about 700 meters away from the scene.

In the evening, the Zhuhai police issued a police information report saying that after receiving the alarm, the police quickly arrived at the scene to deal with the incident, cooperated with the ambulance personnel to send the injured to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible, and captured the stabber Hu Mou near the scene. Currently, the case is under investigation.

https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B/1018697/%E7%8F%A0%E6%B5%B7%E7%9A%84%E5%A3%AB%E5%8F%B8%E6%A9%9F%E8%B7%AF%E4%B8%8A%E9%81%AD%E4%B9%98%E5%AE%A2%E6%8C%81%E5%88%80%E5%88%BA%E5%82%B7%E5%80%92%E8%87%A5%E8%A1%80%E6%B3%8A%E4%B8%AD-%E8%AD%A6%E6%96%B9-%E7%96%91%E7%8A%AF%E5%B7%B2%E8%A2%AB%E6%8A%93%E7%8D%B2

Probably A Blind Driver