An Oklahoma Officer Has To Make an Agonizing Choice at a Wedding & Bodycam Shows the Intense Moment

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An Oklahoma Officer Has To Make an Agonizing Choice at a Wedding & Bodycam Shows the Intense Moment

Warning: The following footage is graphic and may upset some viewers.

On Saturday, Pastor Aundrea Jones was conducting a wedding at the Old Agency Baptist Church in Muskogee, Oklahoma. During the service, a woman in attendance at the wedding explained to Jones that an ex-boyfriend had threatened to kill her. That’s when Jones called 911.

What was even more terrifying for the woman was that the boyfriend was waiting for her outside in the church parking lot.

Police took the threat seriously. Officer Chansey McMillin was immediately dispatched to the scene. McMillin’s body camera captured the sequence of events.

Once McMillin arrived he asked the ex-boyfriend, now identified as 21-year-old Terrence Walker, to show both of his hands.

Walker cooperated as McMillin moved in to pat him down. Then, McMillin asked Walker if he had any weapons. Things seemed to be going smooth enough.

However, something surprising happened a few moments later — Walker suddenly swung his arm at McMillin. The attempted assault gave Walker just enough time to try to escape, while McMillin followed.

According to the Daily Mail:

Giving chase, McMillin is heard to immediately shout, ‘Drop the gun, I am running’, and then the camera shows Walker lose his balance and appear to drop something.

He stoops while still moving to pick it up and seems to face McMillin for a split second.

At that moment, McMillin fired his sidearm several times. The shots proved fatal, as Walker’s body rolled into a ditch. CW 33 reported on the police department’s explanation for why McMillin chose to discharge his firearm:

“This officer had a split second to make that decision,” said Muskogee Police Sgt. Mike Mahan. “We believe he acted according to his training.”

Cops say the suspect dropped a gun and pointed it at the officer. They did find a gun — loaded and cocked — next to the suspect’s body.

With over a hundred guests attending the wedding, many of them were puzzled as to why McMillin fired when Walker ran away. However, according to a witness, when McMillin showed Walker’s gun they were more understanding.

As is standard for any officer involved in a fatality in the line of duty, the case is currently being reviewed by Oklahoma’s Bureau of Investigation.