Inspector general releases police camera footage of officer involved shooting

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Still frame of police body camera footage in Naugatuck of an incident that resulted in the shooting of a knife-wielding suspect Photo credit Connecticut Office of Inspector General

Naugatuck, Conn./WTIC Radio - The state Office of Inspector General has released police body cam footage of an officer involved shooting last week in Naugatuck.

The incident occurred last Thursday at Baummer's Pond.

In one video, 24-year-old Kyle O'Creene is seen wielding a knife.

The suspect ignores repeated commands from police to drop the weapon.

Police ultimately deploy a taser, to no avail.

When O'Creene advances toward officers, he is shot.

He's remains in Waterbury Hospital in stable condition.

The responding police officers were not injured.

Featured Image Photo Credit: Connecticut Office of Inspector General