Virginia police officer fatally shot a suspect who pointed a torch lighter at the officer
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Virginia, MN - The Virginia Police Department released videos of a shooting that left a man dead after he pointed a torch lighter, which investigators say resembled a gun, at police.
Body camera footage shows an officer driving before taking out his weapon.
The officer then steps out of his squad car and points his handgun at the suspect while ordering him to put his hands in the air.
The footage then shows the officer opening fire, fatally striking the suspect.
Virginia police said officers were dispatched around 8:20 a.m. to the 300 block of 2nd Avenue South for a report of a man wearing a ski mask who was pacing and waving a handgun on May 1.
When officers arrived, they encountered the man walking down the sidewalk. Police say the man ignored commands to drop the weapon and pointed what appeared to be a handgun at officers. An officer then discharged their weapon, striking the man, according to police.
Police say they administered first aid at the scene, and he was transported to the hospital, where he died from his injuries.
The man was later identified by the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office as Ethan Roy Basche, 31, of Chisholm.
The officer who fired the shots is identified as Lt. Henry Trunk, who has 10 years of law enforcement experience.
The Virginia Police Department also released dashboard camera footage that shows Basche pointing the torch lighter at police.
The footage then shows him falling to the ground after being struck by gunfire.