OREGON, Ohio — Bodycam from two Oregon police officers was released Thursday showing a shooting incident over the weekend that saw the officers fire 21 shots at Victor Dale Jr. after he drove a vehicle at an officer.
Police were called to the Kingston Court Apartments on Navarre Avenue for an unrelated attempted break-in just before 10 p.m. Saturday. Once at the apartments, the officers were approached in the parking lot by someone reporting a couple fighting.
Footage from the body cam from Officer Joel Turner, at whom Dale is seen driving his vehicle, shows Dale and his girlfriend talking and they said they were not fighting, but were having a discussion about their daughter.
Footage from the bodycam of Officer Logan Nitkiewicz shows him coming up to the scene to tell Turner the initial 911 call was a “prank.”
After this, Dale is seen getting in the vehicle and driving toward Turner, then shots are fired. Dale drives off and officers are seen running in the direction of the vehicle. Dale is ordered out of the vehicle, and he opens the driver door and slumps bloodied to the ground. Officers cuff him and then begin medical aid. Dale was taken to a hospital and subsequently has been released.
Officer Turner was treated for minor injuries.
Police said Dale did not have a gun.
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is investigating the incident. Meanwhile, an internal review is still ongoing and both officers are still on paid administrative leave.
