Officer not charged after shooting man with knife during mental health call

DAYTON — A police officer who shot a man with a knife during a mental health call will not face charges.

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We’ll break down what led up to the shooting on News Center 7 Daybreak.

As previously reported by News Center 7, officers responded to the 700 block of N. Broadway Street on August 11 for a mental health call.

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Dayton Police Department Chief Kamran Afzal said at a news conference that he described the call as a “mental health call” having to do with a “trespassing” incident at the house.

They released body camera video of the incident at the news conference.

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Once officers got to the home, they found a man in the backyard next to the house. That’s when officers say they noticed the suspect, 77-year-old Otto Coleman, had a knife.

The officer could be heard telling the man to drop the knife. Police paused the video just before the officer fired his first shot.

Afzal said Coleman held onto the knife after the shooting, and they had to get it from him before providing first aid.

Medics then took him to the hospital, and he survived.

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