BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Buffalo Police Department has released body camera video after Officer Marc Hurst was shot six times when responding to a call on Sherman Street on Tuesday.
The incident occurred when police responded to a home on Sherman Street around 2:15 p.m. Police Commissioner Erika Shields said a woman said her husband locked her in a room, had a pistol and threatened to sodomize and kill her.
Newly released body camera video shows 33-year-old Minhaz Siddiqui of Buffalo in the kitchen area of the home. Officers entered after Siddiqui was allegedly "unwilling" to come out of the kitchen area, according to Shields.
"[Siddiqui] was backed into the kitchen, highly agitated and clearly not complying with their verbal commands," Shields said.
The video shows officers attempting to handcuff Siddiqui, which Shields said was so that an investigation into the safety of the victim could occur.
Officers attempted to put Siddiqui, who 7 News has since learned is a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, in handcuffs. While wrestling with officers, police say Siddiqui had gotten a hold of a gun hidden in his waistband and fired eight shots at the officers.
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"There were four large men there, and they could not get his hand behind his back," Shields said. "It gives you an idea of what officers potentially face every day and how quickly a scene could go south. We are very fortunate that we do not have a line-of-duty death."
Officer Hurst, a nine-year veteran who is currently serving in C District, was shot six times — once in each calf, once in the thigh, once in the upper arm, and twice in his bulletproof vest. Police said the two shots in his bulletproof vest hit his radio and taser.
The video shows officers returning fire. Shields said that two officers fired a total of three shots, and that Siddiqui was hit an unknown number of times.
Both Officer Hurst and Siddiqui were taken to the hospital and are expected to survive.
"From what I understand, [Officer Hurst] is recovering very well. He has had surgery. It had gone well, and he is surrounded by friends and family at the moment," President of the Buffalo Police Benevolent Association John Davidson said.
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Police said Siddiqui has been charged with one count of first-degree attempted murder, and additional charges related to the initial call are anticipated.
Shields said that the woman who originally made the 911 call was found safe inside a room that she had locked herself in.
You can find the full body camera video on the Buffalo Police Department's YouTube page here or watch it below. WARNING: The video contains extremely graphic images and strong language and may be disturbing to some viewers.
