Man killed in officer involved shooting.? Louisville Metro Police Chief Steve Conrad said "A police officer who killed a flagpole-wielding man in Louisville, Kentucky, appeared justified in using deadly force." Officer Who Killed Flagpole-Swinging Man Appears Justified, Chief Says.
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| A police officer shooting a black man outside Smoker's Smoke Shop in Old Louisville Saturday. |
The video said it got from a nearby smoke shop shows the officer talking briefly with the man, who seems to become agitated and walks away from the officer.
The surveillance video taken from the Smoker's Smoke Shop shows Manyoun stumbling across Oak Street as Blanford pulls up in his squad car. It shows the officer getting out of the car and talking to Manyoun, who then walks out of the picture but re-emerges with a flagpole and swings it down near Blanford, striking the squad car. Blanford who drew his revolver as he appeared to watch Manyoun's actions off camera then fires his weapon and Manyoun falls to the sidewalk outside the shop on Fourth Street, near the intersection.
Blanford, 40, who is white and has been with the department since 2005, remains on paid administrative leave pending an investigation of the shooting, police said. A police officer who killed a flagpole-wielding man in Louisville, Kentucky, appeared justified in using deadly force, Louisville Metro Police Chief Steve Conrad said Sunday.
"The officer believed his life was being threatened," Conrad said at a news conference, adding that the shooting — which was captured in dramatic surveillance video at a nearby grocery store — was still being investigated and that the officer, 10-year veteran patrol Officer Nathan Blanford, wasn't treated for any injuries and hadn't yet been interviewed by investigators.
Blanford was dispatched to the Old Louisville neighborhood about 2 p.m. ET after a 911 caller reported witnessing an assault. A man was seen grabbing and throwing a woman's purse and cellphone on the street, Conrad said. Then, the man punched her.
Police said that Manyoun, a 35-year-old African who lived in the 1200 block of Brook Street, was shot twice. Deputy Jefferson County Coroner Robert D. Jones said Manyoun died as a result of gunshot wounds at University of Louisville Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3 p.m.
Blanford, 40, who is white and has been with the department since 2005, remains on paid administrative leave pending an investigation of the shooting, police said. A police officer who killed a flagpole-wielding man in Louisville, Kentucky, appeared justified in using deadly force, Louisville Metro Police Chief Steve Conrad said Sunday.
"The officer believed his life was being threatened," Conrad said at a news conference, adding that the shooting — which was captured in dramatic surveillance video at a nearby grocery store — was still being investigated and that the officer, 10-year veteran patrol Officer Nathan Blanford, wasn't treated for any injuries and hadn't yet been interviewed by investigators.
Blanford was dispatched to the Old Louisville neighborhood about 2 p.m. ET after a 911 caller reported witnessing an assault. A man was seen grabbing and throwing a woman's purse and cellphone on the street, Conrad said. Then, the man punched her.
Police said that Manyoun, a 35-year-old African who lived in the 1200 block of Brook Street, was shot twice. Deputy Jefferson County Coroner Robert D. Jones said Manyoun died as a result of gunshot wounds at University of Louisville Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3 p.m.
