"Athens-Clarke County police on Tuesday released the body camera footage of the moment two officers shot a 23-year-old man holding a butcher knife and drenched in his own blood.
The video appears to show Aaron Hong, 23, clutching the knife while officers repeatedly shout for him to drop it. Hong shouts “just do it” to the officers while walking toward them...
Spruill said the officers tried multiple times to get Hong to drop the knife. In the body camera video, an officer is heard saying: “Put the knife down. Sir, please, put the knife down.” “However, he disregarded these commands and began to advance at the officers,” Spruill said.
In the video, Hong charged at Harrison, still holding the knife. Harrison shouted “no, no, no,” before firing at Hong five times.Hong fell to the ground, but got back up and charged at Harrison again."
Body cam footage shows moments before fatal police shooting of knife-wielding man in Athens
The video appears to show Aaron Hong, 23, clutching the knife while officers repeatedly shout for him to drop it. Hong shouts “just do it” to the officers while walking toward them...
Spruill said the officers tried multiple times to get Hong to drop the knife. In the body camera video, an officer is heard saying: “Put the knife down. Sir, please, put the knife down.” “However, he disregarded these commands and began to advance at the officers,” Spruill said.
In the video, Hong charged at Harrison, still holding the knife. Harrison shouted “no, no, no,” before firing at Hong five times.Hong fell to the ground, but got back up and charged at Harrison again."
Body cam footage shows moments before fatal police shooting of knife-wielding man in Athens
