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‘Give me your f***ing gun’: Man waves knife in D.C. PD cruiser window, climbs into another cruiser before OIS

The man crashed his car into a D.C. cruiser and threatened an officer through the window before being wounded; he then stabbed himself and threatened others before being fatally shot

WASHINGTON —The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department released body camera footage of a deadly officer-involved shooting of a man who crashed into an officer’s cruiser before threatening him with a knife, WJLA reported.

The Feb. 18 incident began when a man crashed his car into a marked MPD cruiser, video shows. After the crash, the man can be seen confronting the officer, yelling at him and then reaching into the officer’s open car window while waving a knife.

The officer gave multiple commands to back away.

“I don’t want to shoot you,” the officer can be heard saying.

The man continued lunging at the officer, who then fired his weapon, striking him.

Despite being shot, the man stood back up, walked toward officers, and, according to MPD officials, stabbed himself. He then entered another MPD vehicle before running toward a bystander’s car while still holding the knife.

A second officer’s bodycam footage captures the final moments when the man attempted to carjack a woman at knifepoint. Officers then fired multiple shots, killing him at the scene.

The incident remains under investigation, according to the report.

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Joanna Putman is an Associate Editor and newswriter at Police1, where she has been covering law enforcement topics since August 2023. Based in Orlando, Florida, she holds a journalism degree from the University of Florida and spent two years working in nonprofit local newsrooms, gaining experience in community-focused reporting. Married to a law enforcement officer, she works hard to highlight the challenges and triumphs of those who serve and protect. Have a news tip? Email her at news@lexipol.com