Body camera footage shows Rochester Police officer fatally shoot ax-wielding man (Warning: Graphic)
Body camera footage shows Rochester Police officer fatally shoot ax-wielding man (Warning: Graphic)
Warming: The footage is graphic. Rochester Police released body camera footage of officer Michael Bottcher fatally shooting Joshua Hippler, who was armed with an ax, on July 30, 2022. The Mower County Attorney’s Office declined charges against Bottcher.
More information: https://www.fox9.com/news/rochester-police-officer-cleared-in-fatal-shooting-of-man-wielding-ax
God bless those officers 💙 no one knows what they have to go through.. he did not want to have to do that ..
Sad he pulled up with guns. Didn’t even try tazer. Typical of Minnesota police.
God I pray for everybody involved it’s just a sad situation all around for everybody God bless America
I can relate to this guy. I’m so poor that I can’t earn 1 month of rent in 3-6 months. But I don’t go around like he did. I Praise God for where I am today. I have many reasons to be mad, but I don’t act. Pray for me.
Man: "finish it!!"
Cop: *wish granted
That’s what drugs are doing to communities across this country and bad behavior God bless the police
This murder video should be removed. This isn’t right. He was dealing with mental health issues and brutally murdered instead of being incapacitated and all you in the comments are happy? He deserves to enter paradise. You are all evil people.
Should have dumped a whole magazine in this piece of shyt
Damm video had a black Speck right were the guy was . Ruined the hole story.
IN MY VIEW
I always grieve for Law Enforcers who shoot someone because they are forced to. The shock and trauma must be devastating. I hope our police departments have mental health support for these brave Protecters in Uniform.
Police did him a favor
Its not like robbers deserve getting off that easily
I feel so heartbroken for both him and the officer 😢damn that’s a sad sad situation
Too bad, we could do with a few less cops.
Until when will the super power of the world find a way of saving lives instead of killing people.
Trash cop
I understand one shot did the guy go down two shots to make sure but four or five! Shoot to thrill?
dude’s yelling “Innocent”, of what exactly? what a joke!
Props to the cop
He wanted it , he got it
SMOKED !!@@###@
That black box was too graphic for me.
You can’t fix stupid.
If Someone Comes Directly At You With A Deadly Weapon And/Or Starts Shooting Directly At You… What Would Anyone Do? DUH! It’s Their Life Or Yours.
Lol, happy ending
The green new deal
I send all my love to the officer who has to deal with this. That man gave him no choice. The begging got me..someone who felt they had no choice anymore.
thats sad; he was like 20 feet away… this could have been handled a different way; i am telling you that the police force in other countries have better ways than we do; too much excessive force here; that which you resist; persists….the more that police handle situations with such force only draws out more violence….not to say that this guy wasnt dangerous cause he was; but you could sense the criminals hesitation; it didnt really seem like he wanted to die; almost like he was crying out for help……so sad it had to end this wayQ
After shooting him multiple times he still commands him to drop the ax. What’s this a toy gun? 👈
Wasted
Finish it. Well. That’s that.
Why is it ok to shoot to kill because someone is not in the correct mental state and has an axe? This is not the correct way to handle the situation. How does a person sleep at night knowing they killed someone who is mentally ill? Murderers.
This was scary af. This is exactly the reason why I always legally carry. Wild world we are leaving in.
Thank you officers for keeping us safe and getting rid of the scum of our society.
Was he axin a question? common sense ax laws?
Wait ….he said he didn’t do anything. Isn’t that enough to just let him go?
What do you think this is the man is fighting a spiritual war between good and evil like rest of us in our mind he is fighting demons he invited evil and did evil there’s a big war going on between good and evil in people’s minds when they think lot of us hold our horses we don’t go down that path we know better lot of people need Deliverance through Jesus Christ to cleanse the spirit make it clean make it righteous make it right get the dirty things out faces we see hearts we don’t know we don’t know what one might battle might be fighting what level evil can grow in the person’s mind and heart like good can some people just take it to the next level they don’t stop themselves
Good shot…he left you no choice
Cop shooting right towards incoming people coming towards him on the highway 🤦🏻
Not just a momentary lapse into suicidal thought, that boy was dedicated to the plan. Maybe it’s sad, maybe it was best. I know if your that far gone murder is usually thought of as well, perhaps this was his way of not killing his kids or wife or random people.
That was metal rip
Fake Fox news
My younger brother worked at that domino’s store that was robbed. Said no one was hurt, in case anyone was wondering
This is murder
Okay the cops cool I watched the whole video the dude was still breathing!
pIGS
One shoot is not enough how unprofessional – Slava Ukraine from Germany
Well, can’t say he didn’t ask for it.
Tf did he think he was gonna do with that lil ah axe.🤚😂 stop drugs kids. Not stratigic at all.
Officer said: "Wish Granted"😂
Bye…