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Multi-view of police bodycam footage shows man who faced prison time ask Austin police to shoot him
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August 2, 2023
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6:02Now PlayingA man with a knife who told officers he did not want to go to prison days after he was sentenced to 31 months for marijuana-related charges asked Austin police officers to shoot him, police bodycam footage shows.
The incident happened after a woman, who told police she was the man's fiancee, ran around the apartment complex, yelling that she was being chased by him.
The man, identified as James Woodrome, asked officers to kill him, according to the footage. Woodrome continued walking toward the officers, who yelled at him to "drop the knife."
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