Connecticut Office of Inspector General releases body camera footage of Bridgeport officer shooting stabbing suspect

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (WTNH) — The Connecticut Office of Inspector General released its preliminary report and body camera footage that shows a Bridgeport officer shooting a man after he stabbed another officer.

Officers responded at around 1 a.m. Saturday for the report of an emotionally disturbed person at a home in the 100 block of Terry Place in Bridgeport.

In the bodycam video, the suspect, 45-year-old Huntley Jackson, is seen coming out of a house and attacking Officer Marie Cetti. Police said Jackson had a knife and stabbed her in the shoulder, head and neck.

Watch her body-worn camera recording in the video player below.

Officer Jesse Jimenez fired his gun twice, hitting Jackson in the torso, the report said. Watch his body-worn camera recording in the video below.

Jackson underwent surgery and is listed in guarded but stable condition. He was charged with criminal attempt to commit murder, first-degree assault and assault on a public safety officer. His bond was set at $750,000.

Cetti was treated and released.

Watch Officer Jahmaine Mercer’s body-worn camera recording in the video below.

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