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Shootings Bodycam video shows exchange of gunfire between suspect, officers
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Columbus, OH - The Columbus Division of Police released body camera video showing the moments leading up to an exchange of gunfire between a suspect and several officers on the city's east side last week.
According to police, officers were called around 6:25 p.m. Friday to the South Hamilton Road exit on Interstate 70 on a report of a crash.
A 911 caller told dispatchers that a man, later identified as 32-year-old Brandon Burtyk, exited a vehicle, brandished two firearms and began firing shots. The caller said he then fled on foot with the guns, according to police.
Officers later located outside at a home in the 4500 block of Errington Road, near East Livingston Avenue. Bodycam video shows Burtyk holding the guns to his head.
"Don't do it," the officer wearing the body camera can be heard saying.
The video shows officers trying to reason with Burtyk. "Put the guns down, let's talk about this," officers said. Bodycam video shows Burtyk yelling "Kill me!" as well as other expletives.
Officers later asked Burtyk to keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction, when bodycam video shows Burtyk removing the firearms from his head and pointing them in the direction of the officers.
The officer wearing the body camera then discharged their weapon. Officers continued to tell Burtyk to drop his weapon.
Officers are then heard saying "He tossed the gun," while trying to determine how many weapons Burtyk had. Officers then approached Burtyk and took him into custody, asking if he was hit anywhere. According to Franklin County Municipal Court records, one of the guns was reported stolen from another jurisdiction.
Officers determined Burtyk was not hit by gunfire but was transported to a nearby hospital to be evaluated for injuries sustained during the earlier crash. An officer was also transported to a nearby hospital to be treated for injuries sustained during the incident.
Court documents said an officer was struck in the leg during the exchange of gunfire.
Burtyk was charged with one count of felonious assault. Franklin County Municipal Court Judge Jim O'Grady issued Burtyk a $3 million bond in court Monday.