MIAMI – Newly-released body camera video shows the dramatic moments Miami police took down a knife-wielding man near Jackson Memorial Hospital.
It was February of 2024 when police responded to a call about a violent dispute between two men.
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That is when they found the man armed with a knife. He was tasered several times by officers before asking police to shoot him.
The man eventually got back up and ran through traffic toward Jackson Memorial Hospital.
Body camera footage shows him armed with the knife, inching closer to the hospital building.
He was tasered again by multiple officers before finally falling over, and at some point, a police officer shot him once.
He was taken to the hospital and treated for his injuries.
The man was later identified as Austin Overstreet and, according to police, he was armed with two large knives.
Overstreet is facing charges of aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer.
The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office determined that the shooting was justified.
Read the closeout memo below: