Virginia police have unveiled body camera footage providing further insight into a shocking incident at a family home, described by authorities as a “bloodbath.”

According to the Fairfax County Police Department, 54-year-old Chhatra Thapa is accused of fatally stabbing his wife, Binda Thapa, aged 52, and their 33-year-old daughter, Mamta Thapa, on February 23. The department also reported that Thapa allegedly assaulted his son-in-law during the tragic event.

The distressing series of events unfolded early that snowy morning around 5 a.m. at the Margate Manor apartment complex, located on the 3900 block of Persimmon Drive in Mantua, Virginia. The son-in-law was outside clearing snow from his car when he heard alarming noises emanating from the apartment where he lived with his family, including his wife, in-laws, and a 1-year-old son.

After hearing the commotion, the son-in-law promptly dialed 911 before rushing inside to check on his family. Simultaneously, a concerned neighbor also contacted the authorities. She recounted the frantic moments to Washington, D.C.’s CBS affiliate, WUSA.

“That poor woman was banging on the door with all her force and screaming for help,” recalled Ariana Eddleman, speaking about Mamta Thapa. “I thought about opening the door, but my husband reminded me that we have kids and it could be dangerous. Not knowing who it was, I decided to call 911 as quickly as I could,” she explained, adding that she couldn’t see Mamta through the peephole but could hear her desperate knocks.

Upon entering the apartment, the son-in-law encountered a horrific scene: his wife was gravely injured with multiple stab wounds, and his father-in-law was wielding a 10-inch “curved dagger” resembling a “meat cleaver,” according to Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis in a recent press conference. Authorities reported that Chhatra Thapa was in the act of stabbing his wife and had already attacked his daughter before turning the weapon on his son-in-law.

Fairfax County police officers were dispatched to the scene. On Thursday, the Fairfax County Police Department released the body camera footage of the officer who opened the door of the family’s home and came face-to-face with the suspect.

The video begins with him exiting his law enforcement vehicle and hustling toward the apartment building. Another officer’s SUV is already parked. Snow is all over the ground and surrounding cars.

An apparent woman’s screams can be heard as the officer gets closer. He then meets up with his fellow officer.

“Ma’am, are you able to come upstairs?” the officer asks.

To the right, across from the Thapas’ apartment, is the front door of another apartment — ostensibly that of the neighbors whom Mamta Thapa begged for help — covered in blood. A woman’s screams continue, and the officer focuses on the apartment to the left, where there is also apparent blood.

“I hear a kid screaming inside,” the officer says before banging on the door. “Fairfax County police, open the door!” he yells as the other cop holds his own weapon and flashlight.

The officer wearing the camera opens the door and raises his weapon as a man appears to yell something. Amid heavy breathing, the officer sees the suspect across a cluttered living room covered in apparent blood.

The suspect — appearing to be holding something and with blood on his hand — stares forward.

“Hey, put the knife down! Drop the knife! Do it now!” the officer screams. “Drop the knife!”

As the man raises the blade and strikes down, the officer shoots him five times, killing him. A baby’s cries can be heard, and the officer picks him up and takes him further away from the carnage.

While the area surrounding the baby is blurred in the video, the police chief said last month that as the officers entered the apartment, they saw Chhatra Thapa “literally in progress stabbing his son,” suggesting the son-in-law was between his baby and his father-in-law during the police confrontation.

The 1-year-old child was physically unharmed by the “bloodbath,” as Davis described it. Detectives took the boy into protective custody, and with the help of child protective services, found “an appropriate family placement.”

Mamta Thapa, the daughter, and Binda Thapa, the mother, were brought to a local hospital where they were pronounced dead. The son-in-law was brought to an area hospital “in life-threatening condition.” His present condition is unclear.