ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. – The Altamonte Springs Police Department released body-camera video on Saturday that shows officers shoot and kill a rifle-wielding man last week.
On Tuesday, police responded to the home around 5:34 p.m. after receiving a 911 call about an armed man walking house-to-house in the River Run neighborhood.
As officers approached the area, they made contact with neighborhood resident Eric Seckington, 65, who was brandishing a rifle, the release shows.
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Police told Seckington to put the firearm down, but he ignored the orders, according to investigators.
News 6 edited the video where it ends right before the fatal shot is fired.
An officer with the Altamonte Springs Police Department then fired at Seckington, fatally wounding him, the release reads.
“He made a move as to kind of place the rifle on the fence, and at that point, that’s when the officer made the decision to shoot him,” police said.
During a news conference on Wednesday afternoon, police confirmed that Seckington had a mental illness and that his “erratic behavior” had been an ongoing issue in the neighborhood.
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