Police also released helicopter video which shows the suspect - wearing a light-colored T-shirt - standing for several minutes inside the doorway in the backyard of a residence. According to the Police Department, the slowed-down video shows the man, allegedly Wheeler, is again pointing a handgun at the officer as he is on the ground struggling with the police dog. The officer gets back up, video shows, and fires one final shot at the suspect, who immediately falls to the ground, limp.
Three things happen almost simultaneously: The police officer, as he fires multiple rifle shots at the suspect, falls backward after tripping over a parking block in front of the liquor store a police K-9 in pursuit of the suspect catches up to him from behind and the suspect also falls to the ground, though it’s unclear whether he’s been shot or if the dog brought him to the ground.
The videos show an officer stationed near the front of a gas station and liquor store shoot and kill the suspect, whose face is blurred, after the man runs around the rear of the store into an alley and points his gun at the officer as soon as he spots him.
