Vineland police release footage in shooting of man wielding a knife.
The Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office on Friday released body cam footage that showed an altercation between police and a city man who was brandishing a knife before being shot by an officer last month.
At 11:18 a.m. May 5, police responded to a residence in the 500 block of East Birch Street, where they encountered Luis R. Conde-Perez, 28, who was armed with a large knife. Police alleged Conde-Perez charged toward an officer and another person on the scene, resulting in the officer shooting Conde-Perez twice with his service-issued firearm.
The footage, shows police arriving on the scene that morning. It was apparent from the footage, police were aware that Conde-Perez was in possession of a knife and that the other person injured was Conde-Perez’s father.
When officers arrived, they warned a nearby woman on scene to remain in her car. The officer then asked the father if Conde-Perez spoke English, which the father said he did not.
Conde-Perez could then be seen on the porch of a residence, with officers confirming he was holding a knife.
The officer called out “Hi Luis,” who responded in Spanish. As the officer talked with the father, he asked the woman in a nearby car to move down the street.
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