[v1r]

"J.F. appeared to draw a knife on police officers responding to a domestic dispute at a home in this Dutchess County town before a state trooper shot and killed her last April, body cam footage released Tuesday by the state attorney general’s office shows."

[Lrrr]

Is it a cop screaming don't shoot her, or her man? I'm so confused

[v1r]

Originally Posted by Lrrr ↗

Is it a cop screaming don't shoot her, or her man? I'm so confused

Its a mess.

[ironmike]

not getting this one. 19 second mark he appears to have her on the ground (or on a piece of furniture) all set to complete the subdue, but then jumps to his feet (?).

[RUTHIE7]

Originally Posted by Lrrr ↗

Is it a cop screaming don't shoot her, or her man? I'm so confused

Why would the cop be shouting that? Her 'man' would.

[Silky]

Originally Posted by Lrrr ↗

Is it a cop screaming don't shoot her, or her man? I'm so confused

That was her husband. Cop shot her 4 times, died at the scene, 3 kids in the house, taser apparently didn’t work.

[WonderMomma]

Source: https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/...t/70201037007/

Newly released body cam footage shows police fatally shooting Hyde Park woman
Published 6:06pm ET May 9, 2023 | Updated: 8:58am ET May 10, 2023

A Hyde Park police officer responding to a domestic violence call fatally shot a mother of three last year after failing to wrestle a knife from her and as her partner screamed in agony, newly released video shows.

The state Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation on Tuesday released the video of the April 29, 2022, killing of J.F. as its probe of the police shooting continues.

F., 34, lived with her partner and their three young boys on North Cross Street in the Dutchess County town. Shortly before 3:30 pm that Friday afternoon, Hyde Park police Officers Joshua Kemlage and Bryan Sweeney responded to the house on a report of physical domestic violence, joined by state Trooper Christopher Miller.

They initially de-escalated the dispute between F. and her partner, who was not identified.

What does the video show?

The 42-second video, taken by Miller's body-worn camera, begins with Kemlage leading F. away from a bedroom, with one of her children — his face redacted — standing in the background.

But it quickly becomes apparent that she is armed, opening a knife in front of her that she grabbed from her pocket.

One of the officers screams "knife" nine times, and "911, send an additional, we've got one at gunpoint," as Kemlage wrestles F. to the living room floor and tries to get the weapon from her.

F. manages to get up, and as an officer demands that she put the knife down, Sweeney uses a stun guns to try to subdue her. That doesn't work, and as F. proceeds through the kitchen, still with the knife, one of the other officers says "shoot her" and Kemlage fires two shots, knocking F. to the floor.

The partner, being held back just feet away, yells, "Don't (expletive) shoot her" twice as Kemlage fires a third shot and then a fourth.

"No, No, No. No. What the (expletive)," the partner yells as Sweeney straddles F. to pull the knife from her. "Get off of her. Get off of her."

The video ends just after he yells at Kemlage not to kill him as well.

F. was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Attorney General's Office investigates all officer-involved killings in New York state. Hyde Park police Chief Robert Benson has not commented on the shooting, citing the state probe. He did not return phone messages or an email on Tuesday.

The partner declined to be interviewed and efforts to reach F.'s mother and other relatives were unsuccessful Tuesday.

Response from town supervisor

Hyde Park officers began using body-worn cameras only last month. They will soon have a mental health officer accompany police on domestic violence and emotionally disturbed calls, town Supervisor Al Torreggiani said Tuesday.

Torreggiani said he had not yet seen the video but expects that the investigation would end with F.'s death being considered a "clean shoot" because she had wielded a knife at the officers.

"It's tragic no matter what, and the officers have to come to grips with it," he said. "It's not an easy thing to pull that trigger and take a life."

Kemlage, a police officer for 13 years, joined the Hyde Park Police Department in January 2020 after working as a City of Newburgh police officer. He had also previously worked for the village of Wappingers Falls and the town of Newburgh, according to state records.

[v1r]

Originally Posted by WonderMomma ↗

Source: https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/...t/70201037007/

Newly released body cam footage shows police fatally shooting Hyde Park woman
Published 6:06pm ET May 9, 2023 | Updated: 8:58am ET May 10, 2023

A Hyde Park police officer responding to a domestic violence call fatally shot a mother of three last year after failing to wrestle a knife from her and as her partner screamed in agony, newly released video shows.

The state Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation on Tuesday released the video of the April 29, 2022, killing of J.F. as its probe of the police shooting continues.

F., 34, lived with her partner and their three young boys on North Cross Street in the Dutchess County town. Shortly before 3:30 pm that Friday afternoon, Hyde Park police Officers Joshua Kemlage and Bryan Sweeney responded to the house on a report of physical domestic violence, joined by state Trooper Christopher Miller.

They initially de-escalated the dispute between F. and her partner, who was not identified.

What does the video show?

The 42-second video, taken by Miller's body-worn camera, begins with Kemlage leading F. away from a bedroom, with one of her children — his face redacted — standing in the background.

But it quickly becomes apparent that she is armed, opening a knife in front of her that she grabbed from her pocket.

One of the officers screams "knife" nine times, and "911, send an additional, we've got one at gunpoint," as Kemlage wrestles F. to the living room floor and tries to get the weapon from her.

F. manages to get up, and as an officer demands that she put the knife down, Sweeney uses a stun guns to try to subdue her. That doesn't work, and as F. proceeds through the kitchen, still with the knife, one of the other officers says "shoot her" and Kemlage fires two shots, knocking F. to the floor.

The partner, being held back just feet away, yells, "Don't (expletive) shoot her" twice as Kemlage fires a third shot and then a fourth.

"No, No, No. No. What the (expletive)," the partner yells as Sweeney straddles F. to pull the knife from her. "Get off of her. Get off of her."

The video ends just after he yells at Kemlage not to kill him as well.

F. was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Attorney General's Office investigates all officer-involved killings in New York state. Hyde Park police Chief Robert Benson has not commented on the shooting, citing the state probe. He did not return phone messages or an email on Tuesday.

The partner declined to be interviewed and efforts to reach F.'s mother and other relatives were unsuccessful Tuesday.

Response from town supervisor

Hyde Park officers began using body-worn cameras only last month. They will soon have a mental health officer accompany police on domestic violence and emotionally disturbed calls, town Supervisor Al Torreggiani said Tuesday.

Torreggiani said he had not yet seen the video but expects that the investigation would end with F.'s death being considered a "clean shoot" because she had wielded a knife at the officers.

"It's tragic no matter what, and the officers have to come to grips with it," he said. "It's not an easy thing to pull that trigger and take a life."

Kemlage, a police officer for 13 years, joined the Hyde Park Police Department in January 2020 after working as a City of Newburgh police officer. He had also previously worked for the village of Wappingers Falls and the town of Newburgh, according to state records.

Thanks for the full details!

[kellyhound]

she had the crazy look in her eyes

[Spiffyfable]

Too much Drama