The Greenfield Police Department released body-worn camera and dashcam video on Thursday, Sept. 30 tied to an officer-involved shooting that happened on Aug. 22.
On that Sunday, a Greenfield police officer was taken to the hospital in critical but stable condition and a Milwaukee man was dead following a traffic stop.
“We nearly lost a police officer in the line of duty at the hands of a dangerous felon. You don’t have to take my word for it. I’m going to show you the video,” said Greenfield Police Chief Jay Johnson in the video.
It was early in the morning on Sunday, Aug. 22 when a police officer tried to pull over 31-year-old Tyran Lamb after running a red light near the Milwaukee border.
Investigators say Lamb drove off as soon as backup for the first officer arrived. That sparked a pursuit and later, a crash at Layton Boulevard and Becher Street
You’ll see and hear them, guns drawn, order the subject to show him his hands 18 times – which he refused to do,” Chief Johnson said.
The video shows Lamb shot at the officer through the windshield. The officer, after being hit, ran to the other side of the crash scene. At that point, the suspect gets out of his vehicle.
As the suspect ran away, he jumped over the downed officer, firing him at point-blank range,” Johnson said.
Body camera footage shows the office on the ground, a backup officer rushing to provide life-saving measures.
Officials said the Greenfield officer who was shot is now recovering at home – and he hopes to make a full recovery. His name is not being released.
