Newly released body camera footage from the December mass shooting in New York City shows an NYPD officer screaming for a knife and attempting to fire at police while holding his own mother’s neck. One shot is seen being fired at the man.
Around 11:30 a.m. on Dec. 23, a 911 caller reported a man with a knife was “acting violently” at an apartment near East 198th Street and Creston Avenue in the Bronx and that he was possibly under the influence of drugs. The police were dispatched.
The video shows the woman crying, opening the door and running into the hallway after the officer knocked on the door.
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Two NYPD officers responded to a domestic violence call about a man with a knife and found him strangling his own mother in December. (New York City Police Department)
Two officers entered and found Michael Dotel, 30, strangling his mother in the living room.
The 52nd Precinct released the video over the weekend as part of the NYPD’s internal investigation into the shooting. The state attorney general’s office also investigates all police-involved shootings in New York and announced its own investigation on Dec. 28.
“Uniformed Police Officer Alex Morgese, assigned to the 52nd Precinct Patrol, fired one round from his service firearm at a subject who was choking another person,” the NYPD said before sharing the footage. stated.
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An NYPD police officer fired a single shot at Michael Dotel, 30, who had slashed two women, including his own mother, and tried to strangle him in front of police, striking him in the head. fatally injured the department. (New York City Police Department)
Police said Dotel put his right arm around his mother’s throat and put his left hand in a choke hold, putting “additional pressure” on the victim’s neck. He also said he had a knife and attempted to fire at the officers.
“Don’t you dare say that,” he cried. “Try it. I’m sure she’ll understand.”
Police said Morgese opened fire after the victim “began to lose consciousness.”
The video shows him asking Dotel if he had a knife.
NYPD Crime Scene Unit van. (Peter Garber)
“I got a knife,” he replied. “Now I understand.”
Those were the last words he said.
Paramedics took Dotel to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He had a single gunshot wound to the head.
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Two other victims also required hospital treatment for injuries sustained by the suspect, police said.
The attorney general’s office said in a separate statement that Dotel appears to have slashed both women.
Police recovered a knife at the scene.
FOX News’ Bonnie Chu contributed to this report.
