JACKSON, Mich. — Body camera footage was released on Tuesday of the incident that led a Jackson police officer to shoot a suspect a little over a month ago.
County prosecutor Jerry Jarzynka ruled the shooting justified and would not file charges against the officer.
Officer Trent Marcum shot Corey Catlin in the neck on February 2 because Catlin was holding a knife to his mother and threatening to stab her. The police body-cam video is pretty graphic and shows the chaotic scene just before the officer opened fire.
"Shoot me! Shoot me! Shoot me!" you can hear being shouted over and over by Catlin.
The body camera footage shows the seconds leading up to the February 2nd shooting. A shooting Jackson County's prosecutor says was justified.
"Certainly the evidence points to to the fact that he had an honest and reasonable belief that the life of Mary Williams, Corey Catlin's mother, was in danger," Jarzynka said.
Jarzynka says he looked at this video, the state police report, photos, medical records, search warrants, physical evidence, and the Facebook Live Catlin recorded before making his decision.
"It's really surprising that someone would actually do that, but it did exist and it's consistent with the body cam, consistent with witness statements, so it was helpful to corroborate," he said.
The prosecutor says Williams could have been killed if Officer Trent Marcum hadn't fired his gun.
"Its clear that officer Marcum had to act that night. I think his action was decisive and I believed ended up saving the life of Mary Williams," Jarzynka said.
Corey Catlin survived the gunshot wound to the neck. On Tuesday, his sister told News 10 he's talking but she doesn't know what condition he's in. Last month when News 10 spoke with her she said Catlin has a history of mental illness.
Catlin's mother was treated for stab wounds and a collapsed lung from that night.
