DC Police publishes video of the man who tries to stab the officer in the vehicle, fatal ois

The video of the DC's police department shows a man who tries to stab a DC -U -Bahn officer after falling into the official's patrol car.Screenshot from DC Metro Video

The DC Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) published body camera videos from an incident of February 18, 2025, in which two different officers shot a knife suspect at two different locations.

Body Camera Video from the first officer shows that the incident began with an accident with the vehicle of the deceased and the officer's marked patrol car.

The crash occurred around 6:15 p.m.

In his immediate consequences, the suspect, who was identified by officials as Surafel Zerihun (29), tried to stab the officer through the open window of his vehicle.

The video shows that the officer retreated to the passenger seat of the vehicle and pulled his mandatory pistol. He can also be heard on the video that spends the suspect commands to secure himself.

The suspect can be heard on the video in which the officer “gives me your F-Ing weapon”.

He then plunged the officer through the window and the officer fired a shot.

The wounded Zerihun fell back from the driver's window, and the officer left the passenger side and called for a back up and an ambulance, as the video shows.

The police said the suspect picked up the knife. And the video shows how he drives the officer ahead when the officer withdrew from him. According to reports, the suspect reported when he advanced.

The video then shows additional officers, the arrival and the suspect in the vehicle of a second officer and tried to start while the officer ordered him out of the vehicle.

At that time, the suspect fled the police with the police. According to reports, he tried to take a driver with the knife to Carjack and an official fired several shots and killed him.

The shootout is checked by the US public prosecutor.

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