A police officer has been praised for holding fire as a murder suspect repeatedly begged him to shoot him. The scene was captured on officer Jesse Kidder\u2019s body camera during a tense stand-off on US 52 in Brown County, Ohio.<\/p>\n
He had been told to follow Michael Wilcox, 27, and was warned he might be armed.<\/p>\n
Suddenly, Wilcox got out of his car and ran at the officer, who is a former Marine who served two tours in Iraq.<\/p>\n
He kept charging towards Mr Kidder, saying repeatedly: \u201cShoot me!\u201d \u201cGet your hands up right now!\u201d the officer screams back.<\/p>\n
\u201cStop! Stop, right there! I don\u2019t want to shoot you man. I don\u2019t want to shoot you\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Eventually Wilcox, who later told officers he was under the influence of multiple substances, lies on the ground with his arms stretched out. Mr Kidder told TV station WLWT: \u201cLaw enforcement officers all across the nation have to deal with split-second decisions that mean life or death.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wanted to be absolutely sure before I used deadly force.\u201d Chief Randy Harvey, from New Richmond Police Department, praised the officer\u2019s bravery during Wilcox\u2019s \u201csuicide by cop\u201d attempt.<\/p>\n
\u201cOfficer Kidder\u2019s life was placed in immediate danger and I am proud to say he used great restraint at the risk of his own safety,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Wilcox has been charged with the murder of his girlfriend Courtney Fowler in Brown County.\u00a0Police said they found evidence in his car linking him to a second murder in Erlanger, Kentucky.\u00a0Recent police shootings have drawn criticism that some officers are too quick to use their weapons.<\/p>\n
The most high-profile was in Ferguson, Missouri, last year when officer Darren Wilson shot dead an unarmed 18-year-old, sparking months of protests.<\/p>\n
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