Denver police officer fatally shot a 'black' man she thought held a knife, but it was a marker
The footage shows a woman sitting on the street next to a wheelchair. “Don’t, don’t pull your gun out on my husband, please,” she says. This image provided by Denver Police Department shows police body-worn camera video footage of a police encounter with Brandon Cole, on Aug 5, 2023. DENVER: When officers responded to a domestic violence call on August 5, Brandon Cole reached into a vehicle and then soon after rushed toward one of them, police said. Thinking he was holding a knife, the officer fired twice, killing him. As it turned out, the object in his hand was a black marker. “This is a tremendous tragedy,” Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas said during a news conference Monday as police released graphic body-camera video of the shooting, which is still being investigated. A neighbor had called 911 to report potential domestic violence involving Cole, 36, his wife and his teenage son. The caller reported that the woman may have been pushed out of her wheelchair and that Cole wa...