After Ronald K. Davis rear-ended a St. Paul police squad, he immediately ran toward the officer, body camera footage of the fatal encounter released Tuesday shows. Officer Steven Mattson’s...After Ronald K. Davis rear-ended a St. Paul police squad, he immediately ran toward the officer, body camera footage of the fatal encounter released Tuesday shows. Officer Steven Mattson’s camera spun toward the sky as he hit the ground and he said, “Holy (expletive).” A witness has said she saw Davis throw the officer to the ground. Mattson’s flashlight fell and Davis, 31, can be seen on video holding a knife in one hand and the flashlight in the other as he continued to run at the officer, who had stood back up. Mattson shouted, “Get away from me. Drop the knife. Drop the (expletive) knife. Drop the knife!,” and then he shot Davis. The encounter lasted 12 to 13 seconds from the time Mattson opened his squad door to the shooting. Davis was pronounced dead at the scene on Sept. 15 in the Hamline-Midway neighborhood at Thomas Avenue and Griggs Street. Mayor Melvin said Tuesday he watched the body camera footage and saw an “incredibly dangerous and scary event that no person and certainly no officer would ever hope to encounter.”
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Whats he hiding behind the car for when the guy only had a knife and hes already down anyhow? LoL..
a Black gentleman cant ram a Cop vehicle- then lunge at a Cop without getting shot. shame
why are alll these video getting cut so short now-a-days this is bullshit.....