May 09, 2020, 02:47 PM
kkinaMaryland Fatal Police Shooting
What's that about bringing a knife to a gunfight?Maryland police release footage of fatal police shootingMaryland police have released body camera footage of an officer fatally shooting a man who rushed toward him with a knife.
The shooting happened Thursday in White Oak, just outside Washington. The officer involved in the shooting was identified as Montgomery County Police Sgt. David Cohen. The department released the video Friday.
“Put the knife down!” Cohen, with his gun drawn, is heard screaming as the man runs toward him and then stops before backing away. “Get on the ground! I don’t want to shoot you!” Cohen shouts just before the man starts running at him a second time. Moments later, the officer shoots the man in the chest. Five gunshots can be heard on the video. Authorities identified the man who was shot as Finan Berhe, 30, of White Oak. Police said the knife Berhe was brandishing was recovered at the scene.
A neighbor of Berhe’s had called 911 to report that Berhe had thrown a rock at his window and had told him “to call the police,” The Washington Post reported. Montgomery County Police Chief Marcus Jones said Cohen rendered first aid to Berhe, who died at the hospital, the paper reported.
Prosecutors from neighboring Howard County, under a standing agreement to review each other’s police shootings, are investigating, according to the paper. Berhe was black; the officer is white. Cohen, a 17-year veteran of the department, was placed on administrative leave, a standard procedure after a police shooting.
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May 09, 2020, 03:14 PM
sigfreundAm I the only one who heard six shots and saw six cases in the air?
May 09, 2020, 03:15 PM
Jimbo54quote:
Originally posted by jljones:
Suicide by cop.
No doubt about it. The fact that he had a neighbor call 911 before he was confronted by the cop pretty much proves it.
Jim
May 09, 2020, 03:18 PM
kkinaquote:
Originally posted by sigfreund:
Am I the only one who heard six shots and saw six cases in the air?
Did he fire 6 shots, or only 5?
May 09, 2020, 03:26 PM
RustybladeAs he accelerated toward the police officer he said
"Don't miss" loud & empathically .
At time 1:22
5 shoots I am sure of plus the knife striking the ground.
May 09, 2020, 03:37 PM
Puckpilot78quote:
Originally posted by DLC762:
quote:
Originally posted by kkina:
quote:
Originally posted by sigfreund:
Am I the only one who heard six shots and saw six cases in the air?
Did he fire 6 shots, or only 5?
PERFECT!
I counted 5, guess he was unlucky.
May 09, 2020, 03:47 PM
PeteF" Berhe was black; the officer is white. "
Is this really necesary? Race baiting "journalism" at its finest.
May 09, 2020, 06:35 PM
9mmepiphanyquote:
Originally posted by Rustyblade:
5 shoots I am sure of plus the knife striking the ground.
That is what I heard also