Bodycam footage shows chaotic moments leading up to fatal officer-involved shooting
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Authorities have unveiled bodycam footage capturing the intense events that led to a fatal officer-involved shooting in Fairfax, Virginia, in April. In a statement accompanying the video, the Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) categorized the event as an “attempted murder.”

On April 23, a police officer stopped 36-year-old Jamal Wali for speeding and noted that his vehicle also had an expired safety inspection sticker. Upon being pulled over, Wali abruptly hit the brakes, which the officer observing the situation noted. 

Afterward, Wali told the officer he had a weapon and questioned the reason for the traffic stop. The situation escalated swiftly as Wali, visibly agitated, began yelling, using profanity, refusing to provide his name, and stating he did not have a driver’s license or vehicle registration.

Jamal Wali seen on newly released footage

Footage from a camera in Jamal Wali’s vehicle shows chaotic moments before a traffic stop turned deadly. (Fairfax County Police Department/YouTube)

“It’s always regrettable when a life is lost. It is regrettable that Mr. Wali is no longer with us,” Davis said at a news conference announcing the release of the footage. He confirmed that Wali was married with four children as he had claimed during his tense interaction with the officer.

The chief said “the impact on those children is unimaginable, and they’ll carry that with them the rest of their lives, so we take that very seriously.”

Davis credited the officer on the passenger’s side with saving the lives of the other responding officers.

Police react as a driver pulls out a weapon and fires

Two police officers were shot during a traffic stop. The driver was shot and later declared dead at a nearby hospital. (Fairfax County Police Department/YouTube)

“We also realize in this particular scenario that we’re very fortunate that we didn’t have two police funerals because it was just by — or thanks to, rather — some strategic thinking, actions by our police officer who you see on the passenger’s side of the car. His actions, his deployment of that deadly force, saved the lives of the two officers that were on the driver’s side of the car. There’s no doubt about that,” Davis told reporters.

FCPD said in a press release that Officer Ian Lachapelle, who fired his gun, was placed on restricted duty status as the investigation of the incident continues.

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