Moment of horror. The body-cam video has been enhanced with the red square to show the machete.
Police fire rifle, taser; knife-wielding man dies
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The state crime lab released body-cam video of a fatal police hooting during an arrest attempt two weekends ago. The video shows two police officers — Abdirahman Dahir armed with a rifle and Noushue Cha with a taser — in a n apartment hallway as Yia Xiong is in crouched attack pose and pointing the machete with a 16-inch blade at them. The officers open fire. The video remains subject to further scrutiny while the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension continues its investigation. The officers had responded to a report that a man with a machete was threatening children with a machete. Witnesses said the officers commanded Xiong to stop and drop the weapon. Instead, they said, he went into an apartment. When the officers opened the door and yelled again at him to disarm. Xiong pointed the machete at them. The officers, each with a year of police experience, have been placed on leave until the case is closed.
Different takes
Police Chief Axel Henry says it appears that the officers followed protocol. City Councilmember Nelsie Yang questions whether officers could have de-escalate the confrontation.