The Detroit Police Department has released videos showing officers shooting and killing suicidal fellow officer Jacob Moss in a shootout.
Police report Moss was a sergeant in the Special Response Team, commonly referred to as SWAT.
Police say Moss was off-duty and called 911, saying he was armed and suicidal and wanted Special Response Team officers to respond to his location.
When officers arrived and tried negotiating with Moss, he began shooting into the air with a rifle and walking toward the officers, police say.
A voice can be heard in the police video telling the officers not to shoot Moss because he was not shooting at them.
Police say officers then shot and killed Moss after he shot two police officers.
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El Departamento de PolicÃa de Detroit ha publicado videos que muestran a agentes disparando y matando a su colega suicida Jacob Moss en un tiroteo.
La policÃa informa que Moss era sargento del Equipo de Respuesta Especial, comúnmente conocido como SWAT.
La policÃa dice que Moss estaba fuera de servicio y llamó al 911, diciendo que estaba armado y tenÃa tendencias suicidas y que querÃa que los oficiales del Equipo de Respuesta Especial respondieran a su ubicación.
Cuando los agentes llegaron e intentaron negociar con Moss, él comenzó a disparar al aire con un rifle y a caminar hacia los agentes, dice la policÃa.
En el video de la policÃa se puede escuchar una voz que les dice a los oficiales que no disparen a Moss porque él no les estaba disparando.
La policÃa dice que los agentes luego dispararon y mataron a Moss después de que éste disparara a dos agentes de policÃa.