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A police dashboard camera released Wednesday captured audio of the moment when Bangor officers shot a man on Broadway in June.
The 13-second long video comes from a dashboard camera when Bangor police officers responded to a 911 call about a suicidal person with a gun on Broadway in Bangor near the Glenburn town line on June 26.
The dash camera video is the first footage to emerge from the shooting. The Bangor Daily News obtained the video through a records request. Maine law allows video depicting the use of deadly force to be released before an investigation is complete.
Officers can be heard yelling “Drop it” and “Don’t do it” before at least nine gunshots ring out. The patrol vehicle is facing away from the shooting and does not capture it on camera.
One person was injured in the shooting. Bangor Police Department spokesperson Jason McAmbley would not provide the name of the person who was shot or the person’s condition.
The Penobscot County District Attorney’s Office is reviewing the case and considering criminal charges against the person who was shot, District Attorney R. Christopher Almy said.
Officers Brian Cronk, Taylor Reynolds and Ben Ferlan were placed on administrative leave for two weeks after the shooting, McAmbley said.
The state attorney general’s office is investigating the shooting, as it does all instances of police using lethal force. The Maine attorney general’s office has never found a police shooting unjustified.
