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Columbus Police Release Video of Officer Fatally Shooting Samuel Sharpe

Police officers could be heard on the Samuel Sharpe bodycam video yelling "He has a knife."

Bodycam footage captures an officer-involved shooting outside the Republican National Convention.

Columbus Police Release Video of Officer Fatally Shooting Samuel Sharpe. Credit CPD

Columbus police were patrolling the outer perimeter of the Republican National Convention site in Milwaukee when officers encountered two men in an altercation and opened fire on the suspect, killing 43-year-old homeless man Samuel Sharpe.

Columbus Police Press Release Re: Samuel Sharpe Shooting

THIS AFTERNOON, THE COLUMBUS DIVISION OF POLICE WAS MADE AWARE OF AN OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING INVOLVING CPD OFFICERS. THE OFFICERS INVOLVED WERE IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, ASSISTING THE MILWAUKEE POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH SECURITY DURING THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.

THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE IN THE OUTER PERIMETER OF THE RNC, WITHIN THE OPERATIONAL ZONE TO WHICH OUR OFFICERS WERE ASSIGNED.

AT THIS TIME, IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT THIS INCIDENT WAS RELATED TO THE CONVENTION. THE MILWAUKEE AREA INVESTIGATIVE TEAM IS ACTIVELY INVESTIGATING.

AT THIS TIME, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE MILWAUKEE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

Las imágenes de la cámara corporal capturan un tiroteo con agentes involucrados afuera de la Convención Nacional Republicana.

La policía de Columbus estaba patrullando el perímetro exterior de la Convención Nacional Republicana cuando los agentes se encontraron con dos hombres en un altercado y abrieron fuego contra el sospechoso, matando a Samuel Sharpe, un vagabundo de 43 años.

Comunicado de prensa de la policía de Columbus sobre: ​​Tiroteo contra Samuel Sharpe

ESTA TARDE, LA DIVISIÓN DE POLICÍA DE COLUMBUS FUE INFORMADA DE UN TIROTEO IMPLICADO POR UN OFICIAL QUE IMPLICA A OFICIALES DEL CPD. LOS FUNCIONARIOS IMPLICADOS ESTABAN EN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, AYUDANDO AL DEPARTAMENTO DE POLICÍA DE MILWAUKEE CON SEGURIDAD DURANTE LA CONVENCIÓN NACIONAL REPUBLICANA.

EL INCIDENTE TUVO LUGAR EN EL PERÍMETRO EXTERIOR DEL RNC, DENTRO DE LA ZONA OPERACIONAL A LA QUE FUERON ASIGNADOS NUESTROS OFICIALES.

EN ESTE MOMENTO, NO PARECE QUE ESTE INCIDENTE ESTÉ RELACIONADO CON LA CONVENCIÓN. EL EQUIPO DE INVESTIGACIÓN DEL ÁREA DE MILWAUKEE ESTÁ INVESTIGANDO ACTIVAMENTE.

EN ESTE MOMENTO, CUALQUIER PREGUNTA ADICIONAL DEBE DIRIGIRSE AL DEPARTAMENTO DE POLICÍA DE MILWAUKEE.

Source: ABC News

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