Atlantic City police release bodycam footage of fatal shooting

Tuesday, July 3, 2018
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (WPVI) -- Atlantic City police have released bodycam video from a fatal police-involved shooting that occurred two weeks ago.

The video released Tuesday shows 32-year-old Timothy Deal lunging at an officer and stabbing him, in what the prosecutor calls an unprovoked attack.
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The officer immediately shoots Deal several times.

The incident occurred on the 600 block of North Kentucky Avenue on June 22, as officers were investigating a hit-and-run accident.

Deal died at the hospital.

The officer was treated for a stab wound to the stomach.

Officials: Police shoot suspect after officer stabbed in Atlantic City

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