Vancouver officials release video of fatal police shooting near McDonalds parking lot

Authorities also released the names of the four Vancouver police officers involved in the shooting.

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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Authorities have released body camera footage and the identities of four Vancouver police officers in the fatal shooting of a man in the middle of the night on June 17.

The police opened fire on Jonathan West Nelson, 40 years oldwho police say pointed a gun at people in the parking lot of a McDonald's on Northeast Andersen Road.

Sgt. James Kelly, Officer Jason Haigwood, Officer Justin Reiner and Officer Philip Wilkening are all on critical incident leave while an investigation into the shooting continues.

Authorities released body camera footage from each of the officers Tuesday afternoon. It can be seen on Vancouver Police Department website.

According to Vancouver police, Sgt. Kelly has been with the department since August 2015 and was promoted to his position in January 2022. Officers Haigwood, Reiner and Wilkening all joined the department between November 2019 and July 2020.

Officers arrived on scene around 1 a.m. and said Nelson did not respond to commands when they arrived, so they set a K9 on him.

The man then allegedly pointed his gun at the police, and the four police officers fired their weapons. They also shot the dog in the tail by mistake, officials said.

Authorities said they tried to help Nelson at the scene, but he was pronounced dead by hospital staff. The Clark County Medical Examiner's Office determined he died from “multiple gunshot wounds” on the public sidewalk.

The dog underwent tail surgery and returned home the next day.

The Clark County Sheriff's Office is conducting an independent investigation into the shooting.

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