Body-worn camera footage of Colorado Springs police shooting released

Colorado Springs police released new details and body-worn camera footage after an officer fatally shot a 41-year-old man who allegedly ran toward police with a knife while experiencing a mental health crisis .

Three Colorado Springs Police Department officers responded to the 5100 block of Prairie Grass Lane on Oct. 7 after a resident called 911 about their roommate making suicidal statements, holding a knife and having blood on his hands and face, Cmdr. said Patrick David in a video update posted on the city’s website.

The roommate with the knife was later identified as Matthew Kemper.

Officers were talking to a second roommate outside when the first roommate called 911 again and said Kemper had started self-harming again and was acting erratically.

The body-worn cameras of two of the three officers at the scene did not record the start of the incident, which police officials consider a “technical failure” and are investigating, David said.

Body-mounted footage of the incident shows the officers opening the door to the house and announcing themselves, with one saying: “He has blood all over his face.” »

A police officer tells the roommate to get out, and a few seconds later, the officer is heard saying, “No, no, no, stay, stop!” » before firing his weapon four times.