Bodycam Footage Shows Louisville Police Officer Shooting Man Armed With a Knife

* (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational purposes only) * Louisville, Kentucky — The Kentucky State Police Critical Incident Response Team released body camera footage from a fatal police shooting that shows a Louisville Metro Police officer fire his weapon once at a man swinging what appears to be a knife, killing him in the parking lot of a car rental business in the Highlands. The preliminary investigation reveals that NLMPD officers responded to a complaint of a suspicious man armed with a knife at The Altenheim Senior Health Care Community located at 936 Barret Avenue in Louisville on March 18, at around am. Shortly after LMPD arrived they located Riley Stephens in a business parking lot nearby armed with a knife. Officers used loud verbal commands in an attempt to deescalate the situation. Officers then attempted to subdue Stephens using less-lethal methods but were unsuccessful. Stephens refused commands to drop his knife and proceeded to advance toward the