Police body camera video shows the moment a Virginia woman was shot dead by an officer after she charged him with a knife.
HOW IT ALL STARTED
Sydney Wilson, 33, a commercial real estate manager in the DC area, was visited by an officer for a welfare check at her apartment in Reston on September 16 at 10 a.m.
Officer Peter Liu – who had 14 years of experience in crisis intervention – knocked on the door, and Wilson opened.
When the officer identified himself, she slammed it back shut.
SHE STABBED THE POLICE
For the next three minutes, the policeman continued to knock, only for the 6ft 6in Wilson to open the door and charge him with a knife.
Wilson is accused of stabbing the officer multiple times in his face until the cop fired his gun.
Liu retreated down the hallway before firing off another three shots and calling for help.
Wilson was given CPR at the scene but was pronounced dead from the gunshot wounds at a local hospital.
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Police Chief Kevin Davis said Liu did his best and prevented the situation from being nastier.
‘It could have been much, much, much worse; the slash, gash and slash wound he received was at the top of his forehead,’ he said.
A mental health professional asked the police to perform a welfare check on Wilson.
Davis admitted that these sorts of checks are usually done in tandem with another mental health professional.
However, the usual co-responder was unavailable at the time as they were on another call.
