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OCPD releases video and new details on fatal police shooting

IT ALL STARTED WITH A MENTAL HEALTH CALL. YES, PEOPLE. THE POLICE TRYED TO DE-ESCALATE THE SITUATION FOR ABOUT AN HOUR BUT I WAS TOLD THAT THIS SUSPECT ENDED UP POINTING A GUN AT THE POLICE. THE OCPD SAYS THIS WAS A LAST RESORT AND AN UNFORTUNATE ENDING TO A TENSE SITUATION. THE POLICE COMING UP FOUND BRANDON LINA IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD STREET WHERE HE WAS RUNNING AROUND WITH A GUN. POLICE SAY THIS SUSPECT, BRANDON LINA, WAS ARMED WHEN CRISIS INTERVENTION WORKERS ENTERED THE AREA. POLICE TRAINED TO RESPOND TO MENTAL HEALTH SITUATIONS. I AM A MEMBER OF THE CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM. THIS ALL HAPPENED AT A HOUSE IN EAGLES LANDING NEAR SUMNER ROAD AND I-240. POLICE OFFICERS WERE TRYING TO ESTABLISH A CONNECTION WITH LINA TO GET HIM TO PUT DOWN THE GUN AND END THE SITUATION PEACEFULLY. THIS MAN, I MEAN, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO HELP YOU, BUT YOU HAVE TO PUT THE GUN DOWN SO WE CAN TALK TO YOU. THE POLICE SAY THEY REALIZED THIS WAS A SUICIDED MAN ON THE STREET, ARMED WITH A GUN. THERE WERE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTATIONS TO GET LINA TO PUT HIS GUN DOWN BEFORE HE PUT IT DOWN FOR ME AGAIN. THIS WAY I CAN ENSURE YOU ARE SAFE. AND MY POLICE OFFICERS ARE SAFE. THE VIDEO SHOWS HE THEN POINTING HIS GUN AT THE POLICE AFTER A POLICE OFFICER HIT HIM WITH A LESS LETHAL BULLET. AND THEN THE SHOOTING INVOLVING A POLICE OFFICER HAPPENED. POLICE OFFICERS FIRED LESS THAN LETHAL 40MM ROUNDS AT LINA. LINA STILL REFUSED TO LISTEN TO THE POLICE OFFICERS' COMMANDS. NOW I WAS TOLD THAT THE THREE POLICE OFFICERS INVOLVED HAVE BEEN PUT ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE. THERE WAS NO

OCPD releases video and new details on fatal police shooting

On Friday, Oklahoma City police released video of the moments before the fatal shooting, which began with a 911 call about mental illness.

On Friday, the Oklahoma City Police Department released video of the moments leading up to a fatal shooting that began with a 911 call about mental health issues. Get the latest interesting news here. At around 3:10 a.m. on Aug. 2, Oklahoma City officers responded to reports of a suicidal man walking in the street armed with a gun and dispatched to the 7000 block of Eagles Landing. Officers attempted to deescalate the situation for about an hour but opened fire when Brandon Lena, 47, pointed his gun at police.>> Download the KOCO 5 app Officers said it was a last resort and an unfortunate ending to a tense situation. “Officers who arrived found Brandon Lena walking in the street armed,” said Captain Valerie Littlejohn of the Oklahoma City Police Department. Police said Lena was armed when officers from the crisis intervention team, who are trained to respond to mental health issues, arrived on the scene. Officers tried multiple times to get Lena to put down his weapon. Video shows the moment he pointed the gun at police after an officer shot him with a non-lethal bullet. “The officers fired non-lethal 40-millimeter projectiles at Lena. He still refused to comply with the officer's commands,” Littlejohn said. After the shooting, three officers were placed on leave pending an investigation into the shooting. There were no other injuries. Watch the video above to see the footage released by Oklahoma City police. Top headlines Edmond students fight back against school officials after they said they weren't allowed to fly the American flag DNC Day 4: Harris accepts presidential nomination at DNC, asks Americans to reject divisions Woman arrested for allegedly trying to drown children at OKC pool Ryan Walters to investigate after Edmond student said he wasn't allowed to fly the American flag Man dead after being shot by Mustang police officer, OSBI says

OKLAHOMA CITY —

On Friday, Oklahoma City police released video of the moments before the fatal shooting, which began with a 911 call about mental illness.

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On August 2, at approximately 3:10 a.m., Oklahoma City police officers responded to a report of a suicidal man walking on the street armed with a gun in the 7000 block of Eagles Landing.

Officers attempted to de-escalate the situation for about an hour, but then opened fire when 47-year-old Brandon Lena pointed his weapon at police.

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Officials said this was a last resort and an unfortunate end to a tense situation.

“Officers responding to the incident found Brandon Lena walking in the street armed with a handgun,” said Captain Valerie Littlejohn of the Oklahoma City Police Department.

According to police, Lena was armed when officers from the Crisis Intervention Team (CTI), who are trained to deal with mental health issues, arrived on the scene.

Officers tried multiple times to get Lena to put down his weapon. The video shows the moment he pointed the gun at police after an officer shot him with a non-lethal bullet.

“The officers fired non-lethal 40-millimeter projectiles at Lena. He still refused to comply with the officers' commands,” Littlejohn said.

After the shooting, three officers were placed on leave until the shooting was resolved. There were no other injuries.

Watch the video above to see the footage released by the Oklahoma City Police Department.

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