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Maricopa, Arizona — The Maricopa Police Department released body camera footage and parts of 911 calls related to the investigation of an officer-involved shooting of a Homestead resident in March. Lawrence Knudsen, 56, called 911 on March 27 and told the dispatcher he was suicidal. During the phone call, Knudsen indicated he had a gun but told the dispatcher he wasn’t looking to hurt any police officers. After the officers arrived, Knudsen can be heard saying “Let’s do this” repeatedly and began to walk toward the officers. An officer instructs Knudsen to back up and he doesn’t comply.
An officer the department identified as “Officer Nye†deploys a stun gun on Knudsen while another officer named “Officer Nylander†shoots him multiple times. Police said Nylander did not have her body camera activated during the shooting but did not specify why. Body-camera footage from Nye and an “Officer McCorry†shows Knudsen collapsing almost immediately after being shot and stunned. Officers later found Knudsen was holding a vape pen in his right hand. Officers performed life-saving measures on Knudsen before he was taken to a hospital where he later died.
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Timestamps:
0:00 – 911 Call
4:56 – Bodycam: Officer Nye
5:34 – Bodycam: Officer McCorry
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That POS female office should be up on a murder charge. A man looking for help ends up shot dead, but no one will care because he's white
You ask for it? You got it!
Sounds like he wanted to die. He was a waste of space anyway
The ol shoot first, taze after.
And this is exactly why women should not be allowed to be police officers
I didn’t know Dean but I like that guy
Let it be written, let it be done… 🌵😳
Lady cop does it again
Lol what a surprise outcome. Gender-specifics.
Awesome 911 operator. She handled that call like a champ.
Mixed feelings.
If she was alone, I think it would be justified. However with a partner there and backup arriving, it really seemed like she could have been a bit more patient.
We also have the benefit of hindsight, hearing the 911 calls, and reading the title. The responding officers would probably only be told their's a suicidal guy with a gun.
Prison
Women shouldn’t be cops
Jesus christ…
I'm 100% pro police, but that was essentially murder. IF you're going to fire a shot, shoot him in the leg. 3+ shots to the chest is insane.
Tragic and unnecessary
Equity hires are a liability. Period.
When I see a woman cop approaching me I run away now you know why
That’s a bad shoot right there…..handle clearly visible
Murder by pigs 🖠the Nazi American way
Female cop is a murderer.. male cop proved it by using non-lethal.. typical useless female cop..
Sounds like a suicide by cop. Feel bad he was suicidal but i understand why a cop would shoot an armed suicidal man who refuses to disarm himself screaming “come on motherfuckersâ€. too many retard cyber karens who snuggly sit behind their phone screens and have no idea what police officers encounter everyday. Those Karens who are crying in the comments would be terrible cops you best believe that.
If Futurama sui' booths were real
And the Darwin winner 🆠is……
The sad part is, this person was obese, these officers are physically fit enough to back up themselves, rather than contiNuously demand for him to, he clearly can’t outrun them, yet they shot him. Unjust & wrongful
And this is exactly why police normally say "Taser, Taser, Taser" Before making people Ride the Lightening, because this is what can happen. The Female Officer Might be Completely Fucked here.
Wow shooing an unarmed man. Wtf. Women shouldn't be out there idgaf what you say.
Ahhhhhhh
Um…that was unjustified, guy had his hands out and held no weapon in his hands, taser would've done the job.
Now that's a new twist….female officer did not activate her bodycam….very curious.
4:56 for the start of BWC
Vapers should be shot. What gives you the right to pollute my air?
Well Dean was no winner in the IQ dept but when I heard a female officer being the first to talk to him I had the distinct feeling it would be "shots fired" even if he didn't have a gun.
If he was only black, Dean would get justice.
You can’t talk like that, make threats, aggressively approach officers while expecting you’re going to be perfectly safe. Mentally ill or not I don’t blame her. Your mental health is your responsibility ultimately.
Looks like murder to me. She wont see 1 day in jail over it though.
The 9-1-1 operator did an outstanding job!
Oh, look, an over-agressive female cop. Yep.