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The State's Attorney Office released body camera video of a deadly police shooting on December 26.
On Saturday, Hartford Police Department received a 911 call at approximately 8:53 Saturday night, reporting a male acting “erratically” with a firearm in the area of 25 Gilman Street.
Police say responding officers arrived at the scene at 8:56 p.m., located the man, and advised dispatch that he was armed with an assault rifle with a scope, as well as a handgun.
The video shows officers surrounding the suspect and repeatedly shouting to "put it down." The suspect was identified as 30-year-old Shamar Ogman. The body camera footage is from Officers Christoper Larson, Ashley Martinez, and Joseph Walsh.
According to the State's report, Ogman refused to listen to officers' commands to drop the weapons he was holding and pointed his guns at the officers.
Officer Martinez fired her weapon once and struck the Ogman. He was taken to the hospital and later died due to his injuries.
Watch the body camera below:
“I want to thank the State’s Attorney for quickly releasing footage of this tragic incident,” said Mayor Bronin. “The videos released today show a very dangerous situation, with a heavily-armed man aiming a rifle at police officers in a residential neighborhood. Any loss of life in our community is painful, and our hearts go out to the family of Mr. Ogman. My thoughts are also with Officer Martinez. No officer ever wants to face a situation like this, and she acted to protect her fellow officers and the public when she felt that she had no other responsible choice."
Later on Sunday, Hartford Police provided photos taken by the State Police of the weapons the suspect was carrying. Police said, "The release of these photos was authorized by the State’s Attorney in charge of the independent investigation into the incident."
