MIAMI (WSVN) - Newly released bodycam video captured the graphic moments when, police said, responsing officers were forced to fire on a knife-wielding man in front of Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami.
According to City of Miami Police, the initial incident took place on Feb. 23, at around 10 a.m.
Officers arrived at the scene to find a man armed with a large knife threatening people near the area of Northwest Eighth Avenue and 17th Street, investigators said.
Body camera footage shows one officer and the suspect arguing back and forth for several minutes, with the officer trying to calm the suspect down.
“Drop the knife!” said the officer. “Boss, you don’t have to do this. I don’t want to shoot you. Don’t do this.”
Police screamed at bystanders to get out of the direction of potential gunfire before the suspect took off.
“Get out of the way!” officers yelled at bystanders.
The man led the officers on a foot pursuit that ended on the campus of JMH Ryder Trauma Center, where the officers were forced to open fire in broad daylight.
“Drop the knife!” said the officer. “Get on the ground!”
Despite the gunshot wound, the suspect quickly recoverered and took off, causing officers to start another pursuit.
The terrifying pursuit ultimately ended when officers managed to corner and deploy a Taser on the man at the emergency room ambulance bay.
The suspect, having survived the ordeal, was taken into custody and hospitalized.
No other people were injured.
The man’s identity has not been released by Miami Police.
It remains unclear whether or the man was arrested, and if he did, how long he spent in jail.
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