‘I Don’t Want To Shoot You’: Video Shows Police Officer Fatally Shooting Man Who Charged At Him With Two Butcher KnivesBrianna Lyman
Reporter
April 26, 2021 9:18 AM ET
Bodycam footage shows a man armed with two butcher knives charging a Nashville police officer early Saturday morning during a traffic stop before being fatally shot.
Four-year-veteran Officer Christopher Royle was patrolling in Nashville, Tennessee around midnight when he ran the plates of a Mercedes sedan and noticed the plates were registered to another vehicle, police spokesman Dan Aaron said at a press conference Saturday.
Royle conducted a vehicle stop to inquire about the license plate issue, the spokesman told reporters. The driver of the vehicle complied and pulled over, according to police.
“The driver presented no issues at any time,” the spokesman said. “The passenger, however, immediately got out of the Mercedes with two large butcher knives, one in each hand, and began running around erratically.”
Video footage shows the unidentified passenger exited the car before Royle can be heard screaming “drop the knife.”
The driver of the Mercedes can also be heard shouting “what are you doing?” to his passenger.
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