VIDEO: Body Cam Captures Shootout Between Cincinnati Police & Armed Suspect (GRAPHIC)

By Tactical-Life

It goes without saying, but we’ll say it again anyway: cops put their lives on the line every day. Recently-released body cam footage capturing an intense shootout between an armed suspect and a pair of Cincinnati police officers only drives that point home even further. Watch it above. Be advised that it contains graphic content.

Here’s a bit of context for the clip: WCPO reports that at 12:13 a.m. on the morning of March 12, Officer Kenneth Grubbs and Officer William Keuper responded to a domestic violence call at an apartment building on Gilbert Ave. They walked into the courtyard, where they encountered 37-year-old Damion McRae.

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Grubbs attempted to stop McRae because he matched the description of the person involved in the domestic incident, but before he could, McRae pulled out a 9mm rifle — identified by Cincinnati.com as a Kel-Tec Sub 2000 carbine — and started firing.

Grubbs was shot in the lower abdomen and fell to the ground. Despite his injury, he managed to return fire. He can also be heard on the body camera footage telling McRae to put his hands up.

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Source:: Tactical Life