Former basketball player Sydney Wilson has died at the age of 33 after being shot by a police officer whom he attacked and cut in the face with a knife. The events, which occurred in Reston (Virginia), were recorded by the agent’s body camera, who fired in self-defense.
The athlete, former Georgetown University player and member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), received medical assistancebut they could do nothing for her at the hospital.
Peter Liu, a police officer with the Fairfax County Police Department, responded to the 11800 block of Sunrise Valley Drive in Reston to respond. a request from a woman with mental health problems. There, according to the American press, Wilson attacked him.
Everything that happened was recorded by the police officer’s own camera. In addition, the Police Department showed the images of the injuries Liu suffered: “It could have been much, much, much worse; “The deep, stabbing, cutting wound he received was on the upper part of his forehead.”
The actions of Peter Liu, with 14 years in the institution, were supported by Kevin Davis, Farifax police chief: “He did the things we trained him and expected him to do”.
