Abel Lopez-Lopez, 37, RENO, Nevada

According to the investigative report and body cam images, he'd raised a black bag containing a pistol while facing officers. He was hit four times, including once in the head by a shotgun blast.

“In summation, the shooting officers in this case reasonably believed Lopez-Lopez posed an imminent danger that he would kill or cause great bodily injury to” the officers and his wife, the investigative report says.

“The Officers actually and reasonably feared for their own lives and the lives of others, as they had reports that (his wife) was being held hostage and that when they opened the door, Lopez-Lopez was, in fact, armed with a firearm and he drew it…”

Lopez-Lopez's wife later told police she had suspected something sexual might be happening with her 7-year-old — one of five children — for several months.

The girl also told a teacher, who immediately reported the abuse to police.

The Sparks Police Department initiated an investigation and began trying to find Lopez-Lopez.

Later that evening, their 16-year-old daughter called 911 to report text messages from her mother that Lopez-Lopez was threatening to kill her.

The string of text messages over two minutes starting at 7:31 that night said: “At 711 now … Abel is with me … And I think he's trying to kill me … Tell the police … I'm at 711 by the apt … Hurry … Call cops please.”

Body cam footage 1:

Body cam footage 2:

Body cam footage 3:

Shooting/Situation:

(James Huber)

This situation was captured on body camera footage that showed Huber's death virtually moment by moment. He was shot and killed on Feb. 12, 2022. The New York Attorney General's Office released the videos in March as part of the investigation.

Two of the videos show Nigro pursuing Huber during what police said was a chase with speeds up to 100 mph on Interstate 90 outside Buffalo around 10:40 a.m. the day of the shooting.

The third video shows Nigro shooting Huber during a confrontation in downtown Buffalo. Nigro can be seen reaching into the car and trying to pull Huber out when he shoots Huber and the car goes into reverse.

The shooting happened after Nigro encountered Huber's car in downtown Buffalo, where Huber had driven after leaving I-90 and getting on I-190 and then exiting onto downtown streets, police said. Near the end of the chase, police said, Huber's sedan struck a police vehicle.

At a news conference the day of the shooting, police said Huber's car was first seen driving "erratically" on I-90 at 10:38 a.m. on Feb. 12 and that it was later pulled over in Buffalo. Police also said troopers on patrol located Huber's vehicle on East Eagle Street, near the intersection of Washington Street.

Just prior to the shooting, Huber put the vehicle in reverse and tried to flee, briefly dragging Nigro, who was reaching into the vehicle, a police spokesman said at the news conference. "The trooper discharged their division-issued firearm at the suspect," the spokesman said.

Aftermath:

Cary Arnold, a Pennsylvania woman who has a daughter with Huber, told the Buffalo News that Huber might have been heading for a rally in support of Canadian truckers protesting COVID-19 vaccine mandates at the time of the shooting.

The family of James Huber never interviewed anyone after the shooting, like how the mother of James Huber, Loraine Huber told News 4 by phone that she remains in shock after the death of her son. Loraine Huber did not want to do an interview, as she awaits the results of the investigation.

The labor union that represents New York State Police troopers said Nigro acted with justification.

"We believe that, at the conclusion of this matter, Trooper Nigro will be exonerated of any misconduct and the charges against him will be dismissed," Charles Murphy, the president of the New York State Troopers Police Benevolent Association, said in a statement. "Our understanding and review of the facts in this case confirm that, while the outcome was tragic, Trooper Nigro's actions were in accordance with his training and the law, and that he was justified in his use of force.

"As this case makes its way through the legal system, we look forward to a review and public release of the facts, including the dangerous actions of the driver that threatened the safety of innocent motorists on the Thruway and in the city of Buffalo, which justified Trooper Nigro's actions."

Murphy said Nigro has served as a trooper for nearly 16 years and has received two "Trooper of the Year" awards and a number of letters of commendation. He said Nigro also served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves, including serving in active duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, and received 14 service medals and ribbons as well as other awards.

"His service to the New York State Police and the U.S. Marine Corps has been exemplary," Murphy said in the statement.

The state trooper was charged by the New York attorney general's office with killing an unarmed man in downtown Buffalo by shooting him after a high-speed highway chase.

The trooper, Anthony Nigro IV, a 15-year State Police veteran, was charged with first- and second-degree manslaughter in the death of James Huber, 38, on Feb. 12, 2022, the attorney general, Letitia James, said in a news release.

Trooper Nigro, 39, pleaded not guilty at an arraignment in Erie County Supreme Court, Ms. James said. Justice M. William Boller, rejecting prosecutors' request that bail be set at $250,000, released Trooper Nigro on his own recognizance.

(Nigro in the middle of the two men as shown in both photos)

During 2024 Judge James Bargnesi found Nigro not guilty. Nigro's attorney said afterward that the case never should have been brought.

“He did what we expect heroic troopers to do: He put himself in harm's way to solve a dangerous threat,” John D'Alessandro told reporters.

Miscellaneous photos of the aftermath:

Scene of the aftermath:

James Huber's car flipped over:

Another photo of Huber's car flipped:

Source: https://www.goerie.com/story/news/crime/2024/03/14/ny-state-trooper-acquitted-fatal-shooting-north-east-pa-motorist-anthony-nigro-james-huber-buffalo/72968310007/

footage released today, Greensboro police officer, responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle, shot and killed a man who was armed with a BB gun. The 911 call came in from the same suspect 51-Year old, Graham Thomas.

https://www.recordonline.com/story/news/local/2023/03/28/daniel-mcalpin-wawarsing-body-cam-video-police-shooting-nys/70055547007/

9 September 2022

Attorney General Letitia James' office has released video from two state police officers' body cameras from the September 2022 night in which Daniel McAlpin, 41, died after an officer shot him.

According to slides in both videos, some footage was redacted due to the AG office's policy. It's yet not clear what was redacted in the videos.

State police responded at about 8:30 p.m. to the Wawarsing home of McAlpin's parents on Sept. 9. Radio transmissions had first responders describing the call as a "psychiatric emergency." The police and Ulster County Sheriff's Office were called to assist the Ulster County Mobile Mental Health crisis team at the McAlpins' home, the police have said. McAlpin's mother has said she and her husband were in Maine that day and that their son lived with them.

Police said they found McAlpin "distraught" inside the home with a large knife. It was described as a machete by the state Attorney General's office, which also has said McAlpin had an airsoft rifle with him. Airsoft guns often look like traditional guns but shoot nonlethal, plastic pellets.

Police said last year that Trooper Elias Strickland used a taser to attempt to stop McAlpin, but that he still advanced toward officers while threatening them with the knife, and that Trooper Jason Wurtz shot McAlpin, who died at the scene.

The Attorney General's office said Monday it had obtained the videos as part of its ongoing investigation into the death and that releasing them follows James' directive that camera footage be made public to increase transparency and strengthen trust in such matters. It's not known how long the officers and other responders had been at the house before the video footage begins.

The videos included a written statement that “Video redacted according to OAG Policy.” The office did not say, when asked by email, what was redacted but referred to its policy. Footage may be redacted or withheld for things including to ensure privacy, such as residence's interiors, intimate images, documents containing certain identifying information, and a person receiving medical attention. It can also be to comply with laws, protect confidential sources or witness, protect a person's right to a fair trial, protect identities of victims of sexual crimes and domestic violence, avoid undue trauma due to graphic content, and to protect minors' identities.

The videos released Monday are from Troopers Strickland's and Wurtz's cameras, according to the Attorney General's office.

In video from Wurtz's camera, inside the house one of the responders is heard saying to McAlpin, who is not visible at this point, that “right now, all we would do is we'd have you talk to somebody.”

The video shows a couple of doors, both closed, next to each other.

An officer opens the door on the right, then quickly steps away and back from it. Another officer, whose uniform is marked sheriff, is pointing a firearm at that doorway and then makes his way into the room. The room is dark and no one appears to be in it.

A responder is heard saying, “Dan. Be calm, Dan, please.”

The video then shows officers and perhaps other responders positioned to either side of the left door, which is closed. One of the officers places a hand on the door handle. Another officer near him is holding a Taser.

As a Sheriff's Department officer, holding a gun, goes past the door to position himself slightly behind the officer holding the door handle, another responder is heard saying, “Danny? Danny?”

McAlpin is still not visible, the door remains closed, but McAlpin appears to respond: “I do not want to hurt anyone. Please go away.”

A responder replies, “Danny, nobody wants to hurt you. We just want you to –”

“I don't want to hurt anyone; please go away!” McAlpin replies.

The same responder tells McAlpin, “Danny, we want to build trust with you.”

As McAlpin responds: “I don't want to build trust; I …,“ video from Wurtz's camera shows an officer's arm motioning toward positioned officers, and the one who had been holding the door handle reaches out to open the door.

As the door swings open, it reveals an ascending stairway. Officers are off to either side of the doorway, and McAlpin appears to be heard saying, “Oh, yeah?”

“Let me see your hands! Let me see your hands!” an officer said.

An officer moves toward the foot of the stairs, points his gun upward.

“Let me see your hands!” an officer said. “Drop it! Drop the weapon!”

McAlpin is heard saying something during those commands that's harder to make out.

A sound is heard, possibly of the Taser being used, and McAlpin appears to be heard saying, “ow.”

“Put the knife down!” a responder said.

Officers continue to tell McAlpin to “drop it!”

The video indicates that McAlpin is coming down the stairs.

The officer uses the Taser.

“Ow!” McAlpine said.

McAlpin is seen swinging the machete in various directions and is carrying some type of firearm – the Attorney General's office last year said it was an Airsoft rifle.

As McAlpin gets toward the bottom of the stairs, he is seen swinging the machete, and officers back away and go off to the side.

Wurtz appears to place both hands on his gun as McAlpin is on the bottom one or two stairs and two shots are heard.

McAlpin falls toward the floor and is heard saying “Ow!”

From this point, it's harder to see precisely what happens. Much of McAlpin is obscured in the video by the officer's arms holding the gun. From down on the floor, it appears McAlpin may attempt to swing or do something with the machete at least once, possibly in the direction of Wurtz, who moves back.

“Drop the weapon!” a responder tells McAlpin, and what appears to be three more shots are heard.

The Attorney General's office has not said how many shots were fired or whether McAlpin was hit by more than one.

Officers then several times say “drop it!” and “drop the weapon!”

McAlpin is then shown on the floor.

Another officer says to handcuff him, he's down, he's down.

“We're safe, everybody's safe,” one responder says.

“Render aid! Render aid!” another says. “Get a tourniquet on his arm,” after McAlpin is in handcuffs.

Another voice can be heard saying, “this is my patient.”

An officer or two at different points say, “get back!” It's not immediately clear who they're directing the command to, but it may be in response to the person who said “this is my patient.”

That same person asks, “has he been shot?"

Daniel McAlpin:

His parents:

Obituary:

https://www.loucksfh.com/obituaries/daniel-mcalpin-1

Video source:

https://ag.ny.gov/osi/footage/daniel-mcalpin

On April 6th, 2022, Albuquerque Police Department officers and auto theft detectives were in pursuit of car jacking suspect. APD was dispatched to the Chateau Apartments located at 6101 Osuna Road N.E. about an armed carjacking in progress. The victim reported a male forced him out of his green BMW at gunpoint and stole his vehicle. APD officers in marked patrol vehicles located the stolen BMW and the suspect near Academy and McKinney, and a pursuit ensued.

Body camera footage from the incident shows an intense car and foot pursuit. Withers shot back at officers while they were on foot pursuing him. In the video, bullets can be heard zinging past the officers as they fire back at Withers.

During the pursuit, the suspect, who was later identified as John Withers, 20, of Albuquerque, drove erratically through traffic. Withers ran red traffic lights and drove on the wrong side of the road. Due to Withers' dangerous driving, marked APD units decided to discontinue the pursuit. APD detectives, who were in unmarked units, continued to follow Withers in the stolen BMW.

Withers ran from officers and at one point stopped and turned towards the officers. Withers then fired several shots at officers. A detective fired his duty weapon, striking Withers. Tho injured Withers took off running again. Officers continued to pursue Withers on foot. He stopped a second time and turned towards officers and moved his hands towards officers like he was about to shoot again.

An APD uniformed officer, and a second detective, fired their duty rifles, striking Withers. Officers approached Withers, who was now laying on the ground. Withers was declared dead on scene.

New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau agents were the outside agency who investigated the officer involved shooting. Their investigation was forwarded to the District Attorney and the DA will decide if any charges will be filed on the officers.

Full video:

https://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/bpd-release-body-cam-video-of-officer-involved-shooting-that-killed-suspect-on-white-lane

18 March 2023

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/FOX58) — The Bakersfield Police Department released body cam footage of an officer-involved shooting from March 18 that left a man dead after he was reported to be armed with a possible knife, which turned out to be a screwdriver.

On March 18, in the 1500 block of White Lane, near South H Street, officers attempted to contact a man seen armed with a possible knife and behaving erratically in a business' parking lot. However, according to the footage and an earlier police press release, the man fled on foot eastbound on White Lane.

In the body camera video, officials said officers saw the man involved in an altercation with other people at the Fastrip on South H Street, before running back to the shopping center.

An officer tried to make contact with the man in the shopping center and had a failed taser deployment. Police said a foot pursuit started for about half a mile.

A second officer came into contact with the suspect in the 900 block of White Lane and as seen in the footage, the officers shot the man after he refused to obey his commands to get on the ground. The man was struck several times and died later at the hospital. He was found with a screwdriver, according to police.

The involved officer was identified as officer B. Mouser. He has been with the department for around two years, said BPD. Mouser has been placed on paid administrative leave while the investigation is ongoing.

The suspect was later identified as Guillermo Padron Huerta, 35, of Bakersfield.

“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," stated BPD Chief Greg Terry.

The California Department of Justice will be investigating the shooting under AB 1506.

Under AB 1506, the California Department of Justice is required to investigate all incidents of an officer-involved shooting resulting in the death of an unarmed civilian in the state.

Weapon:

Video source:

"Pomona, California — On Monday, March 30, 2020, at approximately 7:15pm, Pomona Police Corporal Chad Jensen responded to a 9-1-1 call regarding a man who stated he was the victim of an Assault with a Deadly Weapon in the area of Reservoir St. and Third St. in the City of Pomona. The victim stated the weapon used by the suspect was a sword. When the Officer arrived in the area, he found the caller (victim) who had sustained a laceration to the head. The victim directed the Officer to the location of the suspect.

The Officer located the suspect, who was attempting to conceal himself behind some bushes. Upon making contact, the suspect produced a sword and that is when an Officer Involved Shooting took place. The suspect was struck by gunfire and Officers immediately called the Los Angeles County Fire Department to render medical aid to the suspect and victim, who was struck by the sword. The victim was taken to a local area hospital and is expected to make a full recovery. The suspect succumbed to his injuries at the scene."

Don't think i have seen this one posted yet. No information on this one other than the file title. Cali Cop Shooting.

Never before has an unwatermarked version, nor the full-length footage, seen the light of day. Until now. Had a homie help hook me up with this one. Here's the original videos + 911 call.

Apple Valley, California, United States

Authorities released body-camera footage Wednesday showing the lead-up to deputies shooting and killing a 15-year-old boy with autism who was charging at a deputy with a large gardening tool, in a case that has sparked outrage.

Two deputies shot Ryan Gainer in front of his Apple Valley, Calif., home after the teen came at a deputy with a raised hula hoe — a tool with a metal head used to remove weeds — on Saturday afternoon, San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus said Wednesday during a news conference.

“There are no winners or losers in situations like this. The reality is that Ryan's family and the deputy sheriffs who were involved in this case will have to remember this for their entire lives,” Dicus said.

Dicus said that his deputies follow their training but added that the department is investigating the shooting and that prosecutors will do the same.

The Gainers are focused on burying their loved one but plan to file a lawsuit, the family's attorney DeWitt Lacy told The Washington Post on Thursday.

“I get it. … It may have been unnerving for an officer, but that doesn't mean to get to shoot a 15-year-old dead,” Lacy said.

He said Gainer was upset Saturday because of a classic dispute: His parents wanted him to do his chores, but the teen wanted to listen to music or play video games. But Gainer's developmental disorder heightened the emotions of the typical argument, Lacy said. The teen broke glass in the front door, Lacy said, but no one was hurt.

A family member called 911 asking for help because Gainer was “actively assaulting family members and damaging property at the residence,” according to a news release from the sheriff's department.

Dicus said the preliminary investigation shows that both deputies shot and that three rounds in total were fired. The first deputy was at the house less than 30 seconds before Gainer charged at him. He said his deputies were dealing with a tough and fast-moving situation.

“There are no magic words,” he said. “We pay law enforcement officers to stop threats and stop violence.”

Dicus said deputies had been called to the house five times since January because of disturbances caused by the teen and each time helped calm him and get him medical treatment without use of force. Dicus added that it isn't clear whether either of the deputies who shot Gainer knew the teen from those interactions or knew about his developmental or mental health.

Lacy said he assumes the deputies knew about Gainer, who was prone to running away and calling 911. Lacy said this is a relatively unpopulated and rural area of the high desert.

Dicus said the “social safety net needs to be strengthened” so his deputies aren't dealing with situations more suited to mental health professionals.

“Law enforcement officers are our fists. We are civilized. They go out and do this work for us, and they need to be supported,” he said, calling for the community to unite.

But family members are angry and feel deputies didn't do enough to de-escalate the situation.

“There's no reason a 15-year-old autistic teen should be dead because he acted out without causing imminent danger,” Lacy said.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/03/14/ryan-gainer-autistic-teen-police-shooting/

I could've slapped a gay watermark on it and you guys would've been powerless to stop me. Be grateful I'm not a dipshit like that.

Original video:

Sparks, Nevada, United States

The Sparks Police Department is releasing new details about an officer involved shooting that occurred in the area of Rock and Greenbrae and injured three officers.

In a video posted to the department's YouTube page, SPD says the incident began around 1:40 p.m. on March 29 when an officer with the Sparks Police Department initiated a traffic stop on a Ford Expedition with no license plates in the 1500 block of Greenbrae Drive.

Sparks Police say the officer tried to make contact with the driver, later identified as Anthony Wade of Reno. The body cam video from the officer shows Wade immediately pull out a gun and shoot at the officer through the driver's side window, striking him, causing multiple injuries to his neck and scalp.

The officer then returned fire before Wade drove off, headed east on Greenbrae before running a stop sign at the intersection with Rock Blvd. A U-Haul truck headed south hit the Expedition in the intersection, disabling Wade's car.

Wade then fled the scene of the crash on foot. The officer headed east, where a witness told him he saw a person with a gun.

Sparks Police got a 911 call that a black male adult had forcibly entered a home in the 1400 block of Prospect Avenue. The caller said she had been in the kitchen cooking when Wade entered her home with a gun. The woman told dispatch she used a knife to cut Wade, who then fled out of the back of the residence.

Officers from multiple agencies set up a perimeter and a shelter in place order was given to people in the immediate area. The Sparks Police Department, Reno Police Department, and the Washoe County Sheriff's Office then initiated a door-to-door search for Wade.

An investigation revealed that, as this was happening, Wade entered another residence and took a woman hostage. Officers were able to make contact with that woman around 2:00 p.m., who was trying to leave the area in a vehicle in the 1300 block of Prospect.

Officers told the driver that there was a shelter in place order and that they needed to go back inside. She then drove back into her garage, closing the door behind her. Officers later learned she had been taken hostage by Wade, and that he had forced her to leave the search area as he hid in the rear passenger compartment of the car.

A deputy with the Washoe County Sheriff's Office then saw the kidnapped woman lying in the floor of the doorway. As the deputy identified himself as police, Wade started shooting from inside the residence, hitting the deputy and a Sparks police officer. Officers returned fire and dragged the victim to safety.

Wade fled out the house's backyard, jumping over a fence, and landing in a neighbor's yard in the 1300 block of Greenbrae. That homeowner then called 911 at around 2:15 p.m., saying she was hiding in her bathroom after Wade broke into her house.

Wade then fled out of the back of the house, attempting to hide behind a shed in the backyard. About 15 minutes later, the victim exited her house without incident.

A short time later, Wade reentered her home through the back door. Crisis negotiators and SWAT were then called to the scene, where they tried to get Wade to leave without further incident for around five hours. Wade did not respond.

At around 7:30 p.m., SWAT entered the house's garage. Wade, who had been hiding, started firing at the officers, hitting the gun of one of the officers. The SWAT officers then continued to fire at Wade as they exited the garage.

After police were not able to get a response from Wade, they reentered the garage where he was found dead. An investigation revealed Wade to be in possession of a .40 caliber, semiautomatic handgun, with an extended magazine.

The Sparks Police Department says the entire incident lasted around 8 and half hours.

The officers who were injured were taken to a local hospital, where they were treated for their injuries and released.

https://www.kolotv.com/2024/04/12/sparks-police-release-new-details-officer-involved-shooting-that-injured-three-officers/

Original video:

Oildale, California, United States

What started as another yard sale ended when Cole Jackson Hughes was shot outside his Oildale home.

The Kern County Sheriff's Office released body camera video of the shooting of the 53-year-old father of six and husband to Lynn Hughes.

“He had been drinking a little bit, we were having a yard sale and he got a little mouthy. He's done it before,” Hughes said. “The [deputies] got called out here and it escalated into something it never should've escalated into.”

A Critical Incident Review video produced by the department shows it was Hughes who called deputies in the first place.

“I need the police out here,” said the caller.

“What's the problem?” asked the dispatcher.

“My husband is putting his hands on me,” said the caller.

She then called a second time.

“Yes my husband has a weapon now, can somebody please come out,” said the caller.

“What kind of weapon does he have?” asked the dispatcher.

“He has a gun and he has an ax,” said the caller.

Deputies arrived and repeatedly asked Cole Hughes to put down the rifle, which actually was a pellet hunting rifle. The Mobile Evaluation Team, which assesses mental health, and the SWAT team were called, but didn't arrive before the shooting.

The body camera video shows 20 minutes passed during the standoff.

“Put the rifle down”, say the deputies repeatedly.

The video shows neighbors ignoring instructions to evacuate, even walking near the line of fire. That made it more urgent to end the situation, the Sheriff's Department said. Hughes is seen standing up and raising the rifle, the moment the shooting started.

“He's grabbing it…” say the deputies, referring to the rifle.

Deputy Nicholas Rocha shot Cole from a house across the street with a rifle. Cole died in the hospital a day after the shooting.

Rocha was the only deputy who fired.

He was also involved in another fatal shooting back in 2021, which was ruled justified.

https://www.kget.com/ois/man-shot-killed-by-deputies-in-oildale-had-pellet-rifle-wife-said-he-had-a-gun/

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago police officers fired nearly 100 shots in less than one minute after Dexter Reed appeared to have shot first during a fatal traffic stop in Humboldt Park last month, according to police oversight officials.

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability, or COPA, on Tuesday released body camera footage showing the fatal shooting of Reed by Chicago police officers during a March 21 traffic stop in the 3800 block of West Ferdinand Street. Reed had been pulled over for purportedly not wearing a seatbelt.

COPA in a statement said preliminary evidence “appears to confirm” that Reed fired first before officers responded by firing 96 shots in a matter 41 seconds. The agency has recommended to CPD Superintendent Larry Snelling that four of the officers involved be relieved of their police powers during the investigation.

Mayor Brandon Johnson called the footage of Reed's death “deeply disturbing” in a hastily scheduled appearance at City Hall, where he was flanked by Andrea Kersten, the head of COPA, and Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx.

“I'm personally devastated to see yet another young Black man lose his life during an interaction with the police,” Johnson said, adding that shooting a police officer could never be condoned or excused.

Johnson said he spoke with members of Reed's family in the days before the video was released and visited the wounded officer.

“Both Dexter Reed and this officer could have been my students,” said Johnson, who taught civics at Westinghouse College Prep, where Reed went to high school and was a basketball standout.

Johnson said the officer who was shot came close to dying.

“If that bullet had hit him a few inches in a different direction, I would be here today talking about the loss of another Black man,” Johnson said.

Foxx said her office was in the early stages of investigating the shooting, and pleaded for enough time to complete a thorough investigation.

“We ask for your patience and trust,” Foxx said.

https://news.wttw.com/2024/04/09/4-chicago-police-officers-fired-dexter-reed-96-times-41-seconds-after-he-shot-officer-arm

Full video:

https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2023/02/02/jacksonville-police-shoot-and-kill-suspect-in-apparent-suicide-by-cop/69868415007/

2 February 2023

On the same day Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters released body camera video of the city's first police shooting of 2023, officers shot and killed another suspect.

It began about 11:15 a.m. Thursday with a call about a man threatening to harm himself and would shoot at any police who came onto his property at a home in the 5300 block of Lannie Road on the Northside. Chief Mark Romano said after several minutes of police trying to talk him out, they heard a gunshot from inside. They also had learned that potentially his girlfriend was inside, so SWAT responded and communicated with the suspect for over an hour.

He eventually came out of the front door, go on his hands and knees and put the gun down, Romano said. Then he picked it up and fired at the officers who immediately shot him multiple times. Six officers were involved and none injured.

It turned out the girlfriend was not inside but at another location safe. The chief said he did not know the mental history of the suspect or whether this was a suicide by cop. He was later identified as 60-year-old Thomas Edwin Gray.

Gun used:

Video source:

Full video:

https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2023/02/03/jacksonville-police-bodycam-video-shows-fatal-shooting-of-man-with-knife/69867334007/

19 January 2023

On Thursday, the Sheriff's Office released video of 2023's first police shooting on Jan. 19. Waters has made it clear the videos will be “appropriately redacted” and depend on whether posting it online could hamper an active investigation. In the past, they had not been provided in a consistent time frame and ranged from a month to a year or more.

It also came just hours before the department's third fatal police shooting of the year.

Termed a "critical incident community briefing" in Thursday's video introduction, Chief of Professional Standards Chris Brown reiterated these investigations involve multiple interviews and hours of body camera video and forensic analysis and are only a preliminary stage of the ultimate findings between the Sheriff's Office and State Attorney's Office.

He also advised the videos from both involved officers are graphic and involves a man's death.

Killed was Eric Nathaniel Thornton, a 38-year-old white male from Yulee.

It happened about 5:45 p.m. Jan. 19 in the parking lot of The Sagefield apartments at 13283 N. Main St.

Following is the Sheriff's Office's account of what happened. About 5:45 p.m. narcotics detectives were conducting surveillance on a known drug dealer (identified as Brightman) who was the passenger in a van they were observing in an apartment parking lot. Detectives witnessed a drug transaction when Carlisle pulled into the parking lot in another vehicle, got out and met with Brightman. The officers then used their vehicles to block the van to take Brightman into custody. The driver (Thornton) fled on foot.

Detectives wearing tactical vests identifying them as police noticed he had a knife in his hand and gave multiple commands to drop the weapon as they chased him on foot. They said he instead turned toward them, and two of them shot him multiple times. Brightman was located still in the van and taken into custody without incident. His 8-year-old son also was found inside unharmed. The boy was with him in another vehicle during a March 2022 drug arrest that included a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, according to court records.

Their names are protected under the state's Marsy's Law, but they were a white male and white female, according to the Sheriff's Office. The Florida Supreme Court heard arguments in December about whether the identities of officers who kill suspects can be kept secret under Marsy's Law, a constitutional amendment designed to protect victims of crime.

The target of the investigation was Brian Gregory Brightman, a 29-year-old Black male, from Jacksonville. He was charged with selling fentanyl, child abuse, unlawful use of a two-way communication device and keeping a vehicle to store and sell drugs. Also arrested was Shelton Carlisle Jr., a 52-year-old white male from Yulee, on charges of possession of fentanyl with intent to sell and tampering with evidence.

The Sheriff's Office said a knife and box cutter and 2 grams of fentanyl were found at the scene.

An independent investigation of the case will be conducted by the State Attorney's Office to determine if the officers' actions were lawful. The Sheriff's Office will then begin an administrative review that involves its internal Response to Resistance Review Board, which will hear testimony from the officers and decide if any policies were violated. The sheriff will make a final decision on any recommendations that could call for reprimands or additional training.

Video source:

Full video:

https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2023/02/07/jacksonville-police-shooting-video-released-involving-grazed-officer/69881109007/

20 January 2023

Newly released body camera video shows just how dangerous it is for police on the streets, even for a seemingly innocuous burglary investigation.

Keeping in line with Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters' revised policy about releasing portions of officers' bodycams within 21 days of a police shooting, he and Chief of Professional Standards Chris Brown posted their second "critical incident community briefing" of 2023 on the agency's Facebook.

This involved the second of back-to-back days with fatal police shootings and saw an officer fired upon at close range, with the bullet grazing his face.

Brown reiterated these investigations involve multiple interviews and hours of body camera video and forensic analysis and are only a preliminary stage of the ultimate findings between the Sheriff's Office and State Attorney's Office. Discretion also is advised about viewing the footage since it involves a man being killed.

It happened in the early evening of Jan. 20 in the 1800 block of Hardee Street near Farifax Street off Kings Road.

Leon Bernard Burroughs, a 39-year-old black male from Jacksonville, was shot multiple times and killed.

Their names are protected under the state's Marsy's Law, but they were five white males, according to the Sheriff's Office. The Florida Supreme Court heard arguments in December about whether the identities of officers who kill suspects can be kept secret under Marsy's Law, a constitutional amendment designed to protect victims of crime.

Officers were following up a burglary in the 1700 block of West Second Street that occurred about 5:30 p.m. Brown said they were given a description of a black male wearing a black hoodie, jacket and skull cap and leaving on a black bicycle.

They also were informed that the burglary victim's smart watch had been stolen. That person was able to track the GPS on the watch to nearby Hardee Street. About an hour later officers saw the bicycle matching the description and learned from a family member that the suspect owned it and was living in his car.

They located the vehicle, and the five officers noticed a handgun on top of the car and a man sleeping in the back. They decided to move the gun from the roof and open both doors at the same time, which is seen in the video.

The lead officer can be heard telling the man to wake up as they surrounded the car and kept flashlights shined on him. They repeatedly tell him to put his hands up and to step out of the car. He repeatedly responds "what's going on" and to get the lights out of his face. The officers begin to get a little impatient and one tells him, "Leon, step out, step out or we're going to pull you out." And within seconds for unknown reasons, the man fires a shot grazing the lead officer in the face, and all five returned fire killing him.

The Sheriff's Office also provides a slow-motion version of that final moment and an additional officer's bodycam footage from the rear of the car.

The Sheriff's Office said the gun and a shell casing were located in the car as well as the smart phone. Forensic analysis confirmed the casing came from Burroughs' firearm, Brown said. The handgun that was originally noted on the car's roof also was confiscated.

An independent investigation of the case will be conducted by the State Attorney's Office to determine if the officers' actions were lawful. The Sheriff's Office will then begin an administrative review that involves its internal Response to Resistance Review Board, which will hear testimony from the officers and decide if any policies were violated. The sheriff will make a final decision on any recommendations that could call for reprimands or additional training.

Follow-up:

https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2023/02/08/grandmother-of-man-fatally-shot-by-jacksonville-police-they-didnt-have-to-kill-him/

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The family of a man killed in a police shooting in Jacksonville spoke publicly Wednesday, the day after the body camera footage was released.

According to police, Leon Burroughs, 39, opened fire at them last month in Northwest Jacksonville, causing a bullet to graze an officer in the head.

When News4JAX first spoke with the family after the shooting, they said that they wanted to see the body camera video for themselves.

Now that it's out, Leon Burroughs' grandmother, Dorothy, says he did not deserve this.

“I didn't like it,” she said about the bodycam video.

Dorothy Burroughs said she will never get over the Jan. 20 shooting.

While investigating a burglary in which a smartwatch was stolen, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, police tracked the watch to Leon Burroughs and found him asleep in a car on Hardee Street.

In the bodycam footage, police spot a gun on the hood of the car and move it to the back. They then work to get Leon Burroughs out of the car. In the video, Leon Burroughs can be heard responding, asking them to move the flashlights, and one officer does.

This is the part Burroughs grandmother feels could've been done differently.

“Whatever he did, they should've took him out and talked to him. They didn't have to kill him,” Dorothy Burroughs said.

In the footage, officers try repeatedly to get Leon Burroughs out of the car. News4JAX counted, and police told him nine times to step out. At that moment, the video shows a flash coming from inside the car and then police return fire.

“He had just woke up. He didn't have time to get no gun. He just woke up, and they had the lights flashing, and he said, ‘What's going on?' And they shot him,” Dorothy Burroughs said.

This officer was OK after the shooting. Leon Burroughs died at the scene.

“He didn't deserve that,” Dorothy Burroughs said.

His grandmother doesn't believe this shooting is justified. It's still being reviewed by the State Attorney's Office.

News4JAX was told the family is speaking with their attorneys about this situation.

Leon Bernard Burroughs:

Gun used:

Stolen watch:

Obituary:

https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/fl/jacksonville/leon-burroughs-15873303

https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/27114715/leon-bernard-burroughs

https://www.clpagemortuary.com/obituary/Leon-Bernard-Burroughs#tributewall

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In Bordeaux (France), there was an attack by a criminal armed with a knife.

One person killed and one seriously injured

The police squad that arrived at the scene gave chase and shot the attacker.

This is fucking bullshit, these pussy cops couldn't have tackled him and taken the giant huge claymore sword out of this man's trembling hand? like cmon, cops only have two modes it seems fire upon well deserved threats and theres many more situations where these "threats" are mentally ill people who need serious help not a barrage of bullets. And need to get into a hospital right away and get treatment. Pussy ass trigger happy cops kys.

The family of a man shot and killed by deputies last month is now seeking justice and sharing home surveillance video that captured the whole incident on camera.

It happened on March 23 around 8:15 a.m. on the 6500 Block of Campanile Street in Rio Linda.

Sacramento County Sheriff's Office said they were responding to reports of a suicidal subject later identified as 38-year-old Christopher Gilmore.

Bobbie Gilmore, Christopher's sister, reported her brother was suffering from a mental health crisis after she found him unconscious in a bathtub covered in blood. When deputies arrived Christopher had regained consciousness and was standing in the garage appearing to hold some kind of a knife or blade.

The video starts with four Sacramento County Sheriff's deputies gathering in the corner of the driveway. You can hear deputies call out "Drop the knife." Christopher emerges from the garage seconds later naked, holding what the family says is a disposable razor.

He is shot several times by rubber bullets before reaching the end of the red pick-up truck, where it appears a deputy in the street opens fire.

"He didn't need somebody, ya know, to just pull the trigger, they didn't even try, they didn't even give him a chance," Bobbie explained.

Bobbie can be seen standing across the street. She says she was attempting to help deputies get Christopher to come out safely.

"I started coaching him to come out and then they killed him," Bobbie said.

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office said it has tried every mitigating factor before resorting to lethal force but said Christopher kept advancing toward deputies with a knife in hand.

However, Bobbie said her brother has schizophrenia and was suffering a mental health crisis and was not a threat to deputies.

Daniel Del Rio, the attorney representing Bobbie and her family, told CBS13 deputies made a series of mistakes, noting Christopher was suffering from injuries to himself and did not appear to be attempting to attack officers.

"This is not a man looking to engage in a fight, if anything, when he was propelling himself forward faster as they say, he was trying to get away from the person who was shooting him with rubber bullets. A natural reaction any person would have," Del Rio said.

CBS13 reached out to the sheriff's office for comment, but they say they have not seen the video and the department won't have any response until they release all of their videos, which will be within 45 days of the incident.

body cam footage shows NYPD officers responding to a burglary call

Montgomery County, Texas

A Houston man accused in more than 20 robbery cases was shot to death by law enforcement Monday night in Montgomery County right after robbing a liquor store. Roosevelt Overton, Jr. pulled a gun out while he was trying to get away, the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said.

This all happened at a shopping center in the 100 block of Lane Ln. at about 8 p.m. Overton was wanted for robberies in Harris, Fort Bend and Montgomery Counties, Sheriff Rand Henderson said, praising law enforcement. “Their professionalism, unwavering commitment, tireless efforts, and meticulous work throughout this incident have been exceptional,” Henderson said. He said their work sends a strong message to people who want to break the law and “that we will work together and leverage all resources to ensure that justice is served.”

The Houston Police Department, Harris County Sheriff's Office, and Texas Department of Public Safety had been investigating a Overton. Officers followed him Monday night to the liquor store, watched him hold someone up at gunpoint and tried to stop him on his way out.

Overton ran and officers chased him around the back of the building where they say he took out a weapon.

Multiple officers opened fire. Overton, 44, died at the scene.

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2024/03/12/suspect-shot-and-killed-by-law-enforcement/

NYPD show up to the suspects door then the suspect trys to pull his gun out of his holster which he promptly losses his life after this dumb attempt

NYPD cops shot and killed a domestic violence suspect who fired at them on a Brooklyn street Thursday night, police said. The fatal shooting unfolded after a police sergeant and another cop on patrol heard gunshots ring out while they in the area of West 36th Street and Mermaid Avenue in Coney Island around 10:15 p.m., the NYPD said. As the two cops raced to the scene, they were approached by two women who told them a man was firing a gun at that intersection, NYPDs Chief of Patrol Jeffrey Maddrey told reporters at a press conference early Friday morning.