WATCH: Officer Breaks Down After Fatally Shooting Man With Hammer

By Tactical Life

An Evansville police officer shot and killed a suspect in Indiana recently, thinking the man reached for a gun. Recently released officer body cam footage shows the suspect reach for something, an object that turned out to be a hammer. In the footage, the officer breaks down, visibly shaken from the encounter.

RELATED STORY

WATCH: Officers Kill Suspect in Wild Los Angeles Police Shootout

Officer Breaks Down Following Shooting

The incident began when an officer approaches the vehicle of 45-year-old Terry W. Chanley following a traffic accident. When the officer asks Chanley for his license and registration, the man begins acting erratic. After merely a routine question, the suspect suddenly begins reaching down in the vehicle for something, putting the officer on alert.

“At the beginning it was just like any other crash investigation,” said Sgt. Jason Cullum, a police spokesman, according to wane.com. “We don’t know why he (Chanley) acted as he did. The officer took actions as he was trained to do.”

Footage clearly shows the officer immediately begin creating space, backing away from the vehicle. “Woah, woah, woah, woah,” the officer cautions. The officer repeatedly commands the man to …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life