[kellyhound]

St. Paul police released officer body camera footage of officers confronting a man in an apartment building hallway and shooting him as he came toward them with a knife in his hand.

The video shows officers responding to the Winslow Commons apartments on Western Avenue S., near West Seventh Street, just before 5 p.m. The complex serves people who are 62 and older or disabled.

A 911 caller reported that a man who’d been kicked out of a party in the community room had returned and was threatening people with a knife.

In the video, officers Abdirahman Dahir and Noushue Cha encounter 65-year-old Y. X. in a common area. As he walks away, they shout for him to stop and drop the knife. He continues walking down a hall and then into another room and closes the door.

After the police push the door open, X. emerges holding a knife in front of him. The officers take several steps back before Dahir fires several shots from his department-issued rifle and X. falls. Police said Cha also discharged his Taser.

St. Paul police said the officers performed first aid and called for St. Paul fire medics, who responded and pronounced X. deceased on scene.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, which typically gets called in on cases involving police use of deadly force, is investigating the shooting. BCA investigators recovered a “16-inch traditional Hmong knife” at the scene. A search warrant said they also recovered five discharged .223 caliber cartridge casings as well as a Taser.

The BCA said the officers each have one year of law enforcement experience.

Once the BCA finishes its investigation, it will present its findings to the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office, which will review it for possible charges.

St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter extended his condolences to X’s family and said he understands the impact on the community.

“An officer-involved shooting is one of the most trying moments that can happen in a community’s story,” Carter said. “We are all, in the spirit of unity, hoping for healing as we digest a tragic incident that involves our St. Paul police officers.”

X’s family met with Axel Henry, the city’s police chief, earlier Friday and later viewed the footage.

Trust between the city’s officers and community is a “sacred and fragile resource,” Carter said.

“It’s important to the chief, and it’s important to me, to release the information that we do have, so that people can see for themselves the interactions that take place,” Carter said, “and to know that while we as a community grieve, as we as a community process, that we as a community do maintain our steadfast commitment to transparency, to information sharing and to accountability.”

[spycosis]

Y do that mr. X ?
Enjoy the Zzz's

[rhubarb_king]

Fate chosen. Fate given.

[pokerplay]

Pussies, could have just tazed him. Trigger happy hot heads with inferiority complexes.

[Mr.NoCredit]

That’ll wreck you day to take 5 shots from a .223

Suicide by cop..

[Killgaad]

I'm thinking it is unspoken police policy in the US, to rather kill such people when given an excuse, because they probably believe such people cannot be rehabilitated anyway and would offend again in the same fashion, and as such, many of your American cops might believe they do service to society.

I'm not necessarily either endorsing this or offering excuses, or agreeing with it, but I firmly believe it reflects a certain US mindset, which is pervasive.

Conversely, police in other countries don't act at this level so consistently, and that's why it makes me wonder...

[diamount]

Originally Posted by Killgaad ↗

I'm thinking it is unspoken police policy in the US, to rather kill such people when given an excuse, because they probably believe such people cannot be rehabilitated anyway and would offend again in the same fashion, and as such, many of your American cops might believe they do service to society.

I'm not necessarily either endorsing this or offering excuses, or agreeing with it, but I firmly believe it reflects a certain US mindset, which is pervasive.

Conversely, police in other countries don't act at this level so consistently, and that's why it makes me wonder...

I don't understand this mindset - the guy had plenty of chances to surrender.

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Location

[SolonJhee]

Anyone blaming these cops are idiots. That was suicide by cop, plenty of chances to surrender peacefully but he decided to ignore them come at them. Even if you have a mental disorder seeing multiple people with assault rifles would mean your doom if engaged.

[DankStank]

Originally Posted by Killgaad ↗

I'm thinking it is unspoken police policy in the US, to rather kill such people when given an excuse, because they probably believe such people cannot be rehabilitated anyway and would offend again in the same fashion, and as such, many of your American cops might believe they do service to society.

I'm not necessarily either endorsing this or offering excuses, or agreeing with it, but I firmly believe it reflects a certain US mindset, which is pervasive.

Conversely, police in other countries don't act at this level so consistently, and that's why it makes me wonder...

They actually have police gangs in the USA that in order to be in them you have to have killed someone on duty whether right or wrong. They even have a certain tattoo you get. I not saying this was motivated by that but who knows. Fuck all that!