Police release “officer-involved shooting” body camera footage, suspect released from hospital

Portland police released body cam footage from an officer-involved shooting in late August.

The shooting happened on Aug. 24 on North Portsmouth Avenue. Police say the suspect, Robert Seeger, 52, was acting erratically and armed with a handgun.

Portland police say this body camera footage was taken August 24 when fifty-two year old Robert Seeger was shot by police. The video starts with narration:

“At least one 911 caller reported to dispatch that a man wearing a mask and armed with a gun was walking around the neighborhood and he might have fired a shot minutes earlier,” said the narrator.

Then came the verbal confrontation, according to PPB.

“Seeger was cursing and repeatedly shouting at officers to shoot him,” said the narrator.

This next part is the part we can see on video officers trying to de-escalate the situation.

“We don’t want to hurt you. But we need you to keep your hands up visible or force could be used against you,” said an officer in the video.

In narration, the narrator says this went on for several minutes.

Officers then deployed a 40 mm less lethal round. PPB says the suspect was injured, butcontinued to disobey commands. Police deployed a K9 and then arrested the man and transported him to a hospital to treat his non-life-threatening injuries.

Seeger was released from the hospital on Aug. 28 and booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center and lodged on the following charges:

Three counts of unlawful use of a weapon
Three counts of menacing
Felon in possession of a firearm
First-degree burglary and other warrants

The body camera video centers on the shooting incident. There is also a narrated version followed by raw footage taken by four officers’ body-worn cameras.

https://katu.com/news/local/police-release-first-use-of-body-worn-cameras-in-portland-police-shooting-incident

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