Bodycam Video Shows Chicago Police Shooting Man Who Said Wife Was Threatening Him

(Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational purposes only) Chicago, Illinois The Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) released bodycamera video of an officer fatally shooting 61yearold Michael Craig during a domestic disturbance which occurred on October 4, 2021. Chicago Police Officers responded to a call made by Michael Craig, claiming his wife was holding a knife to his neck at their apartment on Carpenter Street near 77th Street. Craigs 7yearold son was waiting outside when the officer arrives, and tells the officer that his mother has a knife and is threatening his father. Officers ask the boy to take them to the apartment and stay outside. Then the officers go up the stairs. As the officer prepares to step through the door, Craigs wife screams and the officer draws his pistol, switching the Taser to his left hand. He fired the first shot almost immediately after crossing the threshold of the apartment door, as Craig and his wife appear to stru