Newly released bodycam footage shows the moment a Virginia police officer fatally shot former basketball player Sydney Wilson.
Fairfax County Police released the footage after uproar at the death of the 33-year-old woman.
Crisis intervention officer Peter Liu approaches Wilson’s apartment after her doctor raised concerns about her mental health.
Crisis intervention officer Peter Liu knocked on the door, and Sydney Wilson answered. However, she would quickly close it.
The officer then continued to knock on the door for nearly 10 minutes before she finally answered again.
The bodycam footage then showed a frightening moment when Sydney Wilson opened the door and immediately slashed Liu with a knife.
Caught by surprise, Liu backed up into the hallway and drew his firearm, and ordered Wilson to retreat.
She did not listen.
She continued to charge at him with the knife, and the officer was forced to shoot the Georgetown University women’s basketball player in self-defense after she attacked him with a knife.
A picture shows that the officer was bleeding from his head after being slashed.
“Our police officer acted valiantly. He certainly exhibited some grace under pressure,” Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said in a Monday press conference.
The incident took place on September 16, but the body camera footage was not released until Monday.
Georgetown Women’s Basketball Team Catching Backlash For Mourning The Death of Sydney Wilson
Georgetown women’s basketball team is being slammed after they decided to pay tribute to a former player who was shot dead by a cop as she attacked him with a knife.
Shocking police body camera footage showed Sydney Wilson charging at Officer Peter Liu armed with a knife while he was attempting to perform a welfare check.
Liu retreated down the hallway before firing off another three shots, killing Wilson.
Sydney played for Georgetown from 2009 to 2013.
The statement from the team read: ‘Georgetown women’s basketball mourns the tragic loss of Sydney Wilson (C’13). Forever a Hoya.’
Commenters overwhelmed the post with negative replies:
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