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Body camera footage released in deadly police involved shooting

Credit: ABC 2 News WMAR
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Body camera footage released in deadly police involved shooting
Body camera footage released in deadly police involved shooting

Baltimore County Police on Thursday released a 12 minute and 32 second long video of a deadly officer involved shooting last year.

FOOTAGE RELEASED TODAY SHOWSUS WHAT HAPPENED LEADING UP TOA BALTIMORE COUNTY POLICEOFFICER OPENING FIRE ON AMOTORIST AND KILLING HIM BACKIN NOVEMBER.

WE SHOULD WARNYOU NOW THAT THE IMAGES YOUARE ABOUT TO SEE MAY NOT BEAPPROPRIATE FOR YOUNG VIEWERS.WMAR 2 NEWS' JEFF HAGER NOWTAKES US THROUGH THE EVENTSFROM THE SHOULDER OFINTERSTATE 83.(TRACK) IN THE CRITICALMINUTES BEFORE THE DEADLYCONFRONTATION HERE ALONG THEHARRISBURG EXPRESSWAY, AMOTHER DIALS 911 FROM HERPARKTON HOME CONCERNED FOR HERSON, 4━YEA━ OLD ERIC SOPP.(NAT SOT) :11 "I want toreport that my son just leftthe house and he's out theredriving drunk." (TRACK) SHEALSO TELLS THE 911 OPERATORTHAT HER SON THREATENED TOCOMMIT SUICIDE.

(NAT SOT) 2:19"He picked up a log andlooking for a knife andthreatening... putting an icepick to his neck and stufflike that." (TRACK) WHENPOLICE SPOTTED THE RED TOYOTACAMRY AND FOLLOWED ITSOUTHBOUND ON INTERSTATE 83,TENSION BEGINS TO ESCALATE.(NAT SOT) 10:29 "Whoa.

Whoa.Whoa." "Alright.

He stoppedquick on us guys.

Watch out."(TRACK) IN THE CRITICALSECONDS, WHICH FOLLOW, AS THEOFFICER APPROACHES THE CAR ANDORDERS SOPP TO PUT HIS HANDSON THE DASH, HE REFUSES.

(NATSOT) 11:41 "Please turn yourcar off, sir." "I will notturn my car off.

I'm gettingout." "Don't get out of thecar sir!

Don't get out of thecar!" GUNSHOTS (8X) (TRACK)THE STATE'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICEREVIEWED THE CASE AND FOUND NOBASIS TO PURSUE CRIMINALCHARGES AGAINST THE OFFICERWHO FIRED THE SHOTS WHO IS A2━YEAR VETERAN OF THEDEPARTMENT, AND HE'S NOW THESUBJECT OF A ROUTINE INTERNALREVIEW OF THE INCIDENT.OFFICERS ON THE SCENE FOUND NOWEAPON ON THE DRIVER.

(SOT)20:49 "At any point, we arejust taking a time to slowlyreflect upon this video.

Theofficer didn't have thatopportunity.

It was real time,real information and that isthe result of thatinformation." (TRACK) POLICEALSO HAD ANSWERED THREEPREVIOUS MISSING PERSONS CALLSREVOLVED AROUND SOPP,INCLUDING ONE CALL JUST NINEDAYS BEFORE THE SHOOTING.

INBALTIMORE COUNTY, JEFF HAGER,WMAR 2 NEWSCONCERNS ABOUT THE CORON

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