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Fort Wayne Police released body cam footage today from a police-action shooting on the Purdue Fort Wayne campus during which Gawon Benson was killed.
Officers were called by Dekalb County Community Corrections on July 30 when they saw GPS from Benson’s ankle monitor showing him on the campus, where he wasn’t authorized to be. Dispatch warned officers they suspected he had a gun.
The video stitches together footage from two different officers’ body cams to show the shooting.
In the video, the first body cam shows officers surrounding Benson. They call for him to "drop what's in his hand" and put his hands up and threaten non-lethal force. At least two officers are shown holding tasers.
At one point, Benson had a gun in his hand as he appeared to pull it from his pocket. He raises the gun and begins to walk away from the officers, who pursue with guns drawn.
The video then said Officer Jason Furhman sees Benson "manipulate the slide of his hand gun" and Furhman fires.
Police also released a suicide note found in Benson’s pocket. The video and note are available on the FWPD YouTube channel.
