Following a domestic altercation in which a man waved a gun at cops, Weatherford police released body camera footage of an officer-involved shooting.
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Weatherford police shot a man who pointed a gun at them while they were responding to a domestic incident early Saturday morning.
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On Wednesday, police released the officer’s body-worn camera footage.
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Police said two young children were inside the home at the time of the incident.
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Weatherford police shot a man who pointed a gun at them while they were responding to a domestic incident early Saturday morning.
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On Wednesday, police released the officer’s body-worn camera footage.
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Police said two young children were inside the home at the time of the incident.
Weatherford, TexasBody camera footage of an officer-involved shooting that occurred during a domestic dispute early on Saturday morning was made public by Weatherford Police on Wednesday.
After a lady called to report an attack, officers arrived at Cypress View Villas on Atwood Court at around two in the morning on Saturday.
Dispatchers are heard in the video informing the responding officers that the man who is suspected of the attack is armed and will shoot them when they get there.
Two children were inside the house when the event occurred, according to the officers.
The apartment door is open when the officers arrive, and they can be heard beckoning one of the kids inside to come outside.
The mom and the two kids managed to escape, according to the police.
The man is shown on tape being told to put down his gun by officers.
“No,” the man is heard to say. You let it drop.
The man then points the gun at the police, who shoot him.
Officers responding to a domestic disturbance shot a 40-year-old man after he brandished a weapon at them, according to Weatherford police.
The individual was taken to a hospital in Fort Worth and is still receiving treatment, according to Weatherford police.
Nobody else was hurt.
The cops’ identities have not been made public.
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Weatherford Police provided the information for this article.
Weatherford Police provided the information for this article.
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