Category: GoPro/Headcam/Bodycam

Police officer shot twice on door entry and is trapped, colleagues free him

A police officer kicks down a door, enters and is immediately shot twice. His body cam falls to the ground and he is trapped inside, moving to the garage where he is later freed by his colleagues.

  • Forced entry without gun drawn
  • Immediate entry failed, preferably the room could be partially cleared by carefully pie-ing the door from outside
  • A single officer entered even though multiple officers were available

Moments after the first police officer was shot, a second officer standing outside behind a tree is hit in the hand.

  • Police standing in daylight outside are at a disadvantage to the suspect who shoots from the dark inside the house

HENRY COUNTY, Ga. – Henry County police have released chilling body camera footage of the moments officers entered a home on a “trouble unknown” call Thursday and the suspect began to fire at them. Officers Keegan Merritt and Taylor Webb were both shot and are now recovering at Grady Memorial Hospital. Police said Merritt and Webb went to the home after family members reported seeing a woman unresponsive in the garage. The shootings kicked-off a 17-hour-long standoff with the suspect. Police later found the gunman, a pregnant woman and her teenage son dead inside the home. Sandra White, 39, and her son Arkeyvion, 16, were identified as the victims. Police said the gunman, Anthony Bailey, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Merritt was shot in the hand and Webb was shot in the torso and hip, police said.

Police clear house and shoot man armed with knife

Police in this video clear a house room by room with a mix of best practice and sloppier methods (in particular brazenly opening doors and sticking their head or guns in) before they are confronted with a man who attacks with a knife. Luckily, in the last room they did not approach the closet door immediately and open it, allowing enough of a reactionary gap to avoid being stabbed.

Officer shot, suspect killed during traffic stop. Footage from 3 angles.

Footage from both officers and a bystander are included in this video.

Video illustrates how quickly police interactions can become violent as people who intent to attack will hide their intentions, then attack with the least warning possible. Also, the police officer who was shot remained operational throughout the incident – another example of how a single gunshot does not necessarily incapacitate. It was also difficult to avoid shooting in the direction of the officer’s partner as the threat was still active and his partner was moving toward the closest cover.

Kurds ambush and kill Turkish soldiers – Remarkable GoPro combat footage

The most effective way to attack is the ambush. It is so effective quite simply because the victim is unprepared tactically and psychologically. It causes damage before they are aware their attackers exist, followed by confusion and fear. It’s a sucker punch on another scale entirely.

In this video, two Kurds ambush and kill several Turkish soldiers who never stood a chance.

Anti-stab vest saves UK police officer

A man with two knives attempts to stab a police officer. Due to sheer luck, he did not attempt to stab the officer anywhere except the stab-proof vest he was wearing.

A taser was deployed very little practical effect.

Texas officer shoots man who pulls gun during traffic stop

As the suspect exist his vehicle he draws a gun and points it at the police officer. The office fires several shots, with one or more hitting the suspect who is not incapacitated. The officer moves behind his police vehicle for cover and fires again, finally putting the suspect down.

Police shootout in barber shop – footage from multiple angles

Bodycam 1:

Bodycam 2:

Combined videos above and police dashcam:

The gunman fired 9 rounds from his 40 calibre firearm. Two officers fired approximately 26 rounds from their firearms, and the suspect was struck 18 times.

The aftermath of the gunfight is captured by a motorist driving past. The incredible footage shows police taking cover, assisting victims, and one cop helping another who had been shot. 4 civilians, the gunman and 1 officer were injured in the shootout. The gunman did not survive.

ISIS ambush and kill US Special Forces in Niger – video from US perspective

Link to version with extra 40 seconds of footage showing deceased US soldier. WARNING – extremely graphic.

The Tongo Tongo Ambush

Wikipedia:

The Tongo Tongo ambush or the Niger ambush occurred on 4 October 2017, when armed militants from the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) attacked Nigerien and US soldiers outside the village of Tongo Tongo, Niger, while they were returning to base after a stop in the village. During the ambush, four Nigeriens, four US soldiers, and at least 21 ISGS militants were killed, and eight Nigeriens and two US soldiers including the team commander were wounded. In the day preceding the ambush, the Nigerien and US soldiers conducted a mission attempting to locate and capture or kill Doundou Chefou, a commander in the ISGS.

The ambush sparked political debate over the presence of US forces in Africa and brought attention to previously under-reported US military activities in the region. The ambush also prompted congressional inquiries, and an investigation by the US Department of Defense (DoD). The DoD inquiry, completed in 2018, found that the 11-member US special forces team was not prepared for the mission, and identified other flaws in planning.

The ambush remains the largest loss of American lives in combat in Africa since the Battle of Mogadishu in 1993.

Tactical Breakdown of the incident by the US Department of Defense

Complete DoD video:

Shorter Youtube version which does not cover extraction: