Un policier de Hartford tire sur un homme armé d'un couteau

Provenant de PoliceActivity, retrace un incident survenu le 27 février 2026 à Hartford, dans le Connecticut. La police a été appelée après qu'un membre de la famille a signalé que Steven Jones, âgé de 55 ans, traversait une crise de santé mentale et tenait un couteau. Plusieurs agents ont été dépêchés sur Blue Hills Avenue pour tenter de le convaincre de lâcher l'arme, notamment avec un pistolet à impulsion électrique, sans succès. La description se termine au moment où un agent tire sur Jones, qui tombe au sol.

• Appel au 911 concernant un homme en crise de santé mentale avec un couteau
• Plusieurs agents ont tenté de le persuader de lâcher l'arme
• Le Taser n'a pas réussi à arrêter l'homme

* (Disclaimer: The content in this video is intended for educational and informational purposes only) Hartford, Connecticut — On February 27, 2026, around 11:00 a.m., a family member of 55-year-old Steven Jones called 911 to seek assistance because Jones was having an acute mental health crisis. The caller indicated that Jones had a knife in his hand. Several Hartford police officers were dispatched to 687 Blue Hills Avenue in Hartford. Officer Josue Charles was the first officer to arrive at the scene. When he arrived at 11:07 a.m., Jones was standing on a small front stoop at the entrance to his apartment. He was holding a large knife. Jones then ventured out to the sidewalk on Blue Hills Avenue and began to walk towards Officer Charles who maintained distance from him. When Jones failed to comply with demands that he drop the knife, Charles deployed his Taser several times at Jones, but the Taser deployment was unsuccessful in immobilizing Jones or securing his compliance. At 11:09 a.m., Officer James Prignano arrived at the scene to assist Officer Charles. Jones began to chase Prignano around his cruiser and out to the middle of Blue Hills Avenue, but Prignano was able to backpedal and maintain distance from Jones. Jones then slowed to a walk but was still holding the knife. At 11:10 a.m., Officer Jackeline Torres arrived at the scene and began to assist the other officers in persuading Jones to drop the knife. With their service firearms drawn, the three officers formed a small semi-circle around Jones on the street while continuing to engage with him. At no point does it appear that Jones spoke to the officers. Several bystanders who were standing close-by also attempted to persuade Jones to drop the knife. At 11:12 a.m., Officer Joseph Magnano arrived near the intersection of Blue Hills Avenue and Euclid Street, exited his cruiser and walked over to where Jones and the officers were standing. Magnano approached Jones with his firearm drawn and ordered him to drop the knife. Jones began to walk towards Officer Magnano who repeatedly ordered Jones to drop the knife and stated: “You’re going to get shot.” Officer Magnano walked backwards to maintain the distance between himself and Jones. When Jones and Officer Magnano walked into the middle of the intersection of Blue Hills Avenue and Euclid Street, Officer Magnano yelled: “Last time, drop the knife, drop it.” Officer Magnano then fired nine shots at Jones with his service weapon. Jones fell to the ground, suffering from numerous gunshot wounds. Officer Torres quickly began to render medical aid to him. Emergency Medical Service personnel arrived within two minutes and transported him to the hospital. He remains in critical condition in the intensive care unit. 🚨𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑙 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑥𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑜𝑐𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑦𝑠𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑣𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑠. ⚠️𝑉𝑖𝑒