Body Camera Shows Officer’s Incredible Restraint After Shooting Knife-Wielding Man

By Bob Owens

Body camera footage from an Ohio police officer captured the dramatic shooting of a knife-wielding man, and the incredible restraint and tactical awareness of officers responding to the threat.

Well done, Officer Hilling.

Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters called the officer who shot a knife-wielding man on I-75 last week “one brave individual” before releasing body camera video to the public Tuesday.

The March 29 incident closed the highway for several hours and raised questions about why the man — suspected in a fatal stabbing three weeks ago in Maryland — was here in the first place.

Deters said no charges would be filed against Glendale Police Officer Josh Hilling, 30, who fired one shot at Javier Pablo Aleman after a confrontation. The prosecutor’s office completed its investigation of the shooting Tuesday.

The dramatic body cam footage reveals Aleman, 46, demanded to be shot multiple times and waved a large knife while staggering around I-75.

After being stopped for walking on southbound I-75, Aleman grew confrontational when Hilling tried to pat him down, and Hilling shot Aleman once in the abdomen. The video shows Aleman refusing to comply with Hilling’s orders for several minutes before being dispatched with a Taser.

Here’s the video.