Footage of fatal East Bay police shooting released

ANTIOCH The Antioch Police Department on Thursday distributed body-worn camera footage and additional details related to a fatal police shooting last week in the city Related Articles California wants new learning requirements for police officers Are they watered down Man fatally shot by Antioch police is identified Antioch officer shot and killed man allegedly armed with knife Video What led California police to fire deadly shots after mph chase Police release video of officer shooting carjacking suspect in San Jose The episode unfolded around a m on June in the block of Osprey Drive Police announced -year-old Davis Bahrami called and stated that he desired to kill his family A situation response crew was not dispatched police disclosed citing safety concerns flagged during prior incidents at the location An officer called Bahrami in an effort to de-escalate the situation and establish contact with his family but he refused to allow the officer to speak with his family and instead made additional threats to kill his neighbor body-worn camera footage demonstrated During the call officers positioned themselves on a street corner several houses away and urged Bahrami to walk to them Bahrami as soon as he came into view of the officers was ordered to stop and get on the ground according to the footage The footage demonstrated Bahrami pull a -inch kitchen knife from his waistband and run toward the officers One officer fired a less-lethal round at Bahrami but it did not appear to have any effect Others then fired their institution weapons hitting Bahrami according to the footage Bahrami fell to the ground but did not let go of the knife which officers continued to tell him to drop the footage demonstrated After firing a second less-lethal round officers approached Bahrami kicked away the blade and placed him in handcuffs Officers provided aid to Bahrami until paramedics arrived and took over but he died at the scene police noted The officers are on paid administrative leave per police department procedures The police department s investigations bureau is probing the fatal shooting in partnership with the Contra Costa County District Attorney s Office Anyone with information related to the affair can contact Antioch police Detective J Cox at - - or jcox antiochca gov or the investigations bureau at - -