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Meriden police body cam shows officer shoot man during bat attack
Fox News • • nation
Key Points:
- Newly released body camera footage shows a Connecticut police officer repeatedly ordering Robert Lee Jenkins III to drop a baseball bat before opening fire as Jenkins bludgeoned a motionless man in Meriden.
- Officer Anthony Offiaeli arrived at the scene on July 19 and witnessed Jenkins striking the victim multiple times despite commands to stop, leading to the officer firing multiple shots.
- Jenkins was treated at the scene and taken to Hartford Hospital, where he died from multiple gunshot wounds; the victim died at the scene from blunt force head injuries.
- Both deaths were ruled homicides, with the victim's identity withheld due to Connecticut's family violence laws; toxicology results for Jenkins were pending.
- Meriden Police Chief Roberto Rosado emphasized the dangers of police work and stated there was no ongoing threat to the public following the incident.
