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A man fled from police, crashed his car, then was fatally shot after attacking an officer in Rabun County this week, authorities said. The chase and shooting were caught on dash cam video which was released by the Clayton Police Department on Friday. Clayton Police Chief Andy Strait said the officer, who has not yet been identified, attempted to pull over a vehicle along Highway 441 for doing 68 in a 45 mph zone. Instead of pulling over, the driver turned off on a side street, blew through an intersection, caught air on a curve, and crashed in the driveway of Mountain View Health and Rehab. The video shows the officer arriving at the scene of the crash. The car was smoking and the side airbags can be seen fully deployed. The officer struggled to see the man inside, who appeared to him to have been crawling into the back seat. Eventually, the man emerged, having kicked out the back window. The man then climbed on top of the vehicle. With something apparently in his hand, he lunged at the officer and fell face down on the ground.
The officer commanded the man to stay down, but the suspect then got upholding that same object, which was later determined by investigators to be a knife. He came toward the officer, slashing and stabbing at him, as the officer slowly backed away. “At one point, he was able to kick the back window out of the vehicle, climb onto the roof with a knife and dive at the officer on the ground. Officer is continually giving him verbal commands, ‘stop or I’ll shoot,’ and the suspect says ‘I don’t care’ at one point, continues at the officer in a slashing motion, stabbing motion, within less than a foot and the officer was forced to shoot. And unfortunately, the suspect was deceased at the scene,†Chief Strait said. Several shots could be heard before the man was seen falling to the ground. The officer then called in “shots fired†to dispatchers. The video shows the officer holding the man at gunpoint until backup arrived.
Those officers checked the car for other occupants before turning their attention to the medical needs of the suspect. The officer, a Marine veteran, then helped the other officers tend to the wounds of the suspect he had just shot. He relayed information about the suspect’s wounds to dispatch so medics would be ready to assist when they arrived at the scene. Despite their best efforts, the man died from his injuries. Chief Strait said he called in the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to oversee the investigation into the officer-involved shooting. “We always want an outside source. And the GBI came in, of course, did our investigation for us. And they’re the lead investigation [sic] on this,†the chief said. The names of the suspect and the officer have not yet been released. “Our thoughts and prayers are for everyone involved in this situation. It’s truly a very sad situation,†the chief said. No motive has been given for the man’s behavior, why he fled from police or decided to attack the officer.
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Boy was swinging for the fences with that knife. Good thing he was blinded by that light on the officer's weapon.
"do not moo"
Looks like an 80ies zombie movie on Betamax
Damn that dude lunged a few times before he got shot, cop totally gave him a chance to rethink his decision!
First shot, then saved!
Well he said “I don’t give a fu†sooo…
It kinda looks like the cop with the beard who rolls up right after the shooting took a picture of the guy
Seeing him fall and his feet flinging up back into frame is fucking hilarious
"I don't give a-" blam blam blam. Now that bastard is pushing up daisies.
Do not MOOOOOOVE!
CNN: Police shoot young mentally ill man instead of helping him after car accident.
He's like a zombie 😂
The cop goes from attempted traffic stop, to high-speed pursuit, to car crash, to goblin trying to STAB HIM, to having to defend himself against goblin trying to STAB HIM, to trying to save said goblin's life… all in the space of less than what, 10 minutes?? less??…. BLM & MSM can go eat a bag of Richards!!..
“I don’t give a f…..â€
bye bye scumbag!
i Guess the COP Likes to Shoot GUYS That Uses his Fist…
1:19 i give him a 7 on form and a 9 on style for that dive! lol
I would have shot sooner!! Dude almost stabbed him! That was close!!
… They failed at going for the “insane stunt jump†bonus! 🤘
"And unfortunately, the suspect was deceased at the scene". Yea right I find it fortunate!
Dude face-planted into the pavement and still charged at him with a knife. One less threat in this world.
you can tell that the cop that shot him honestly wanted to save him which to me is what a real cop should be. he didnt want to kill the guy and did all he could to save him so bless that officer you did all you could sir.
Only thing surprising here is how long the officer waited to fire… He had patience!
Lucky he crashed outside the Health & Rehab Centre but then he blew it.
Perpetrator tries to kill cop. Cop tries to save perpetrator. Respect.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋
Anyone else watching this after seeing it on 9gag?
Another piece of shit cop… learn to shoot low you mother fuckers.
This seemed like a resident evil cutscene from the video games
did that officer just order around a sheriff?
Amazing job from the officer! And hope the junkie didn't make it, useless human life…
Unfortunate but can't blame the cop.
Good job!!
Magdump
For anyone who doesn't what "Don't bring a knife to a gunfight" means, see the above video. 😀
The title is deceiving. It makes it sound like the police shot a man who was running away from them. Yes, he was fleeing the officers, but when he was shot he was attacking the officer.
that dude was rly crazy… jesus..
7/10 criminal with knives vs gun are they stupid?
If anyone has seen my comments on any of the other shooting videos on here, they know that I am VERY hard on cops, even in what may seem like a good shoot. This was one of the best shoots I've ever seen. Justified even before the first shot was fired. Great job officer, and F this guy and the horse he rode in on.
Wow. Likely one of the most justified shootings I have seen in all these vids. That cop showed incredible bravery and patience and only pulled the trigger when all other options were gone. Well done.
The death snort @ 1:43
Do not moo! Do not moo!
Officer: Well done. You are a credit to your profession.
Wow.
Idiot with Nife
I am just throwing this out maybe at the time of the accident be bit his head really hard and he lost his surroundings and panicked it was a good call good shot I was just wondering if the wreck made the man worse.
Put down like a wild animal that he was.
Skinny ass sheriff
Most amazing Rapid Response team! From the time of the crash; until the attack, shooting,city an county sheriff backup arriving, EMT arriving and life saving procedures began! Salute to the officer for saving his own life.
Congratulations by looking at the dark clothing and black boots I'd say you have yourself a wild FERAL ANTIFA ðŸ˜ðŸ‘