Gun jams as shoplifting suspect tries to shoot Ohio police officer at point-blank range in wild bodycam video

Heart-pounding video shows the infinitesimal a shoplifting fishy allegedly tried to sprout an Ohio constabulary serviceman astatine point-blank scope wrong a Walmart — lone to beryllium stopped erstwhile his weapon appeared to malfunction and a store information idiosyncratic intervened.

The melodramatic incidental unfolded Thursday successful Canton aft the fishy and a pistillate were detained for allegedly stealing items from the store, according to reports.

The brace were taken to a information room, wherever a constabulary serviceman could beryllium seen questioning and searching for the antheral suspect, identified arsenic Shane Newman, 21, by FOX 8.

Video from the officer’s assemblage camera — which had been placed connected a array — initially showed a calm scene, with a Walmart worker handing the serviceman a pen and insubstantial arsenic the 2 suspects sat connected a bench.

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A Walmart information worker lunges astatine an equipped shoplifting fishy wrong a store information country successful Ohio aft the fishy attempted to occurrence a weapon astatine a constabulary officer, video footage shows. (Canton Police Department)

Moments later, the concern exploded.

Newman abruptly turned, pulled retired a weapon and attempted to sprout the serviceman arsenic the pistillate screamed, "No, no, no!" A clicking dependable could beryllium heard arsenic Newman seemingly pulled the trigger.

The Walmart idiosyncratic instantly jumped connected Newman successful an effort to restrain him, but Newman raised the weapon again and attempted to occurrence a 2nd clip and different click could beryllium heard.

The idiosyncratic past knocked the weapon from Newman's hands arsenic the serviceman drew his limb and shouted, "Get back! Get back!"

The serviceman past took power of matters and pinned Newman to the level until further constabulary arrived. Both suspects were taken into custody.

In the bodycam footage, the serviceman told responding constabulary that Newman had "pulled the weapon out, pointed it astatine my caput and pulled the trigger," but the limb did not fire.

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A Walmart information idiosyncratic and a constabulary serviceman restrain a shoplifting fishy wrong a store information country successful Ohio aft constabulary accidental the fishy attempted to sprout the officer, body-camera footage shows. (Canton Police Department)

The serviceman said helium drew his ain limb and would person changeable Newman, but feared hitting the Walmart worker arsenic the idiosyncratic struggled to disarm the suspect. He besides acknowledged missing the weapon concealed successful Newman’s enarthrosis container during the archetypal search.

The serviceman said helium had conscionable been alerted seconds earlier the onslaught that Newman had an progressive warrant for his apprehension and was classified arsenic "armed and dangerous."

Newman was charged with attempted execution and felonious battle connected a constabulary officer, tribunal records show.

The woman, identified arsenic Katerina Jefferey, was charged with complicity to perpetrate robbery and having weapons nether disablement for possession of ammunition, FOX 8 reported.

Split-frame bodycam images amusement Shane Newman wrong a Walmart information country successful Ohio soon earlier constabulary accidental helium pulled a weapon and attempted to sprout an officer. Newman is seen holding a tiny reddish instrumentality that investigators said contained amerciable drugs. (Canton Police Department)

Before the unit erupted, the constabulary serviceman asked Newman if helium had thing connected him arsenic portion of the search. Newman said each helium had was a cellphone, and past helium voluntarily handed implicit a tiny instrumentality from his pouch that investigators said contained amerciable drugs, according to FOX 8.

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"Are we going to jail?" Jeffrey asked the constabulary officer.

"Not unless thing brainsick happens," the serviceman replied.