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Oxnard police release body cam footage of officer-involved shooting

The Oxnard Police Department released footage from the body camera of an officer who fired multiple shots at a female teen with a knife last week.

The suspect was shot last Friday after callers reported she was waving a knife in the parking lot behind businesses located at 408 N. Rose Ave. A caller told dispatch that the teen “seems disturbed” and may have a gun.

Officer Timothy Roberts arrived on scene and the video shows he made multiple verbal commands to the woman to drop the knife. She repeatedly refused to drop the knife and told the officer to shoot her. The officer continued backing up through the parking lot when the teen charged at him and he fired multiple shots at her.

A second officer that pulled up to the scene was retrieving a less lethal “bean bag” shotgun from his vehicle when the shots were fired. The second officer never fired his weapon.

The responding officers immediately rendered aid to the 17-year-old after she was shot.

Due to the teen’s age, her name is being withheld and audio is edited from the video to remove identifiable information. Her face has also been blurred.

The teen was holding a large kitchen knife (pictured above). Investigators determined that multiple calls made to the Oxnard Police Department’s dispatch center came from the phone that was in the woman’s possession. Investigator’s also say there’s evidence that the woman deliberately intended to be shot by police.

Video may be disturbing for some

To see the entire video with comments from Oxnard Police Chief Scott Whitney, click here. Viewer discretion is advised.

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