Shoot me. >> Drop that. Shoot me. SHOOT ME. >> TASER. TASER. Get on the roll over. You're going to get TASED AGAIN. >> HE STABBED ME. >> ROLL THE stab me. >> OH MY GOD. [screaming] OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD. 4:40 p.m. May 23rd, 2026, Buffalo, New York. Buffalo police officers on routine patrol near Broadway and Liddell Street were flagged down by a woman who identified 35-year-old Derek Harris as the man who had allegedly stabbed her boyfriend the night before. What followed was a rapidly escalating confrontation captured on bodywn cameras. Police say Harris was armed with a box cutter and a pair of scissors, repeatedly refused commands to drop the weapons, and stabbed Officer Simmonian in the back during a struggle. Moments later, after a taser deployment failed to bring the situation under control, officer Simmonian fired two shots, striking Harris in the torso and hip. But the footage has sparked debate. Did officers exhaust every reasonable option before resorting to deadly force? Or were they facing an immediate and escalating threat after an officer had already been stabbed and the suspect appeared to reach toward a police firearm? This is the body cam footage released by the Buffalo Police Department. [ __ ] What's up? >> Yo, >> WHO >> is that actually him or no? Drop that [ __ ] >> Shoot me. >> Drop that [ __ ] >> Don't shoot me. Shoot me. >> Taser. Taser. Get on THE [ __ ] GROUND. ROLL OVER. YOU'RE GOING TO GET TASED AGAIN. >> GODAMN. >> ROLL OVER. >> HE STABBED ME. >> ROLL THE [ __ ] OVER. >> [ __ ] stab me. >> Roll over. You're going to get tased again. >> Yeah. [ __ ] >> I'M KILLING MYSELF. >> ROLL OVER. >> I'M KILLING MYSELF. >> I'm killing myself. MORE CARS ON BROADWAY. KILLING MYSELF. >> God damn it. >> DROP THE KNIFE. DROP THE KNIFE. >> [ __ ] KNIFE. KILL YOU. >> Kill you. >> WE NEED CARS. RADIO BROADWAY LIGHT. >> Get on your [ __ ] stomach. Get on your stomach now. Get on your stomach. I'm dying. I'm dying. Kill me. Please. You got a med bag in your car? I'm dying. Talk to me, >> dude. Come here. >> Don't run up to me. >> Dude, don't run UP ON ME, DUDE. >> DROP THE [ __ ] SCISSORS. DROP THE SCISSORS. >> DROP THE [ __ ] SCISSORS. >> Don't shoot me. Don't shoot me. Shoot. Get him. Get him. Get on the [ __ ] ground. Roll over. You're going TO GET CHASED AGAIN. >> GOD DAMN. HE STABBED HE STABBED ME. ROLL THE [ __ ] OVER. >> [ __ ] STAB ME. >> Roll over. YOU'RE GOING TO GET T AGAIN. >> I'M KILLING MYSELF. >> ROLL OVER. >> I'M KILLING MYSELF. >> I'm killing myself. NEED MORE CARS ON BROADWAY. >> I'M KILLING MYSELF. God damn it. >> Drop the knife. DROP THE KNIFE. >> DROP THE [ __ ] KNIFE. KILL ME. >> Kill me. >> We need you. Kill me right now. >> Kill me. >> KILL ME. >> KILL ME. Kill me. Get on your stomach. >> Kill me. I'm dying. I'm dying. Kill me. Please. >> Please kill me. >> I'm dying. >> Hold up. Hold up. >> I'm dying already. >> SHOTS FIRED. I NEED A LIEUTENANT OVER HERE. >> Get on your stomach. >> I can't move. >> Can't move. Okay. Yeah, we're good. >> Trying to get in the custody. I know. Roll him. Roll him. Roll him over. >> You good? I'm good. >> He stabbed me. He poked me. >> Okay, get off. >> [ __ ] God. >> Are you all right? Hold on. Where? Where? >> Right here. He hit me. >> God damn it. >> Is that actually him or no? Yo, >> drop that [ __ ] >> Don't shoot me. >> Drop that [ __ ] >> Don't shoot me. Shoot me. >> Taser. Taser. Get on THE [ __ ] GROUND. ROLL OVER. YOU'RE GOING TO GET TASED AGAIN. >> GODAMN. >> ROLL OVER. >> HE STABBED ME. >> ROLL THE [ __ ] OVER. >> [ __ ] STAB ME. >> ROLL OVER. YOU'RE GOING TO GET TASED AGAIN. >> YEAH. >> DUDE, don't run up on me. Dude, DON'T RUN. >> DROP THE [ __ ] SCISSORS. DROP THE SCISSORS. DROP THE [ __ ] THING. >> Don't shoot me. Don't shoot me. Shoot me. >> Get him. Get him. Get on the [ __ ] ground. Roll over. You're going to GET TASED AGAIN. >> GOD DAMN IT. HE STABBED ME. ROLL THE [ __ ] OVER. >> [ __ ] STABBED ME. >> ROLL OVER. You're going to get tased again. >> I'M KILLING MYSELF. >> ROLL OVER. >> I'M KILLING MYSELF. >> I'm killing myself. NEED MORE CARS ON BROADWAY. >> KILLING MYSELF. God damn it. Drop the knife. DROP THE KNIFE. >> DROP THE [ __ ] KNIFE. >> KILL ME. >> Kill me. >> We need cover right now. >> Kill me. >> KILL ME. >> KILL ME. Kill me. Get on your stomach. >> Kill me. I'm dying. I'm dying. Kill me. Please. >> Please kill me. >> I'm dying. >> No luck. >> I'm dying already. >> SHOTS FIRED. I NEED A LIEUTENANT OVER HERE. HIT on your stomach. >> I can't move. >> Can't move. Yeah, we're good. Trying to get him. Look how big. >> Roll him. Roll him. Roll him over. >> You good? I'm good. >> He stabbed me. He poked me. >> Okay, get up. >> [ __ ] god. Are you all right? Hold on. Where? Where you stab? >> Right here. He hit me. God damn it. >> Dererick Harris survived the shooting and is expected to recover. Officer Simmonian, who was stabbed during the encounter, was treated for his injuries and later released from the hospital. Investigators say Harris was already under investigation for an alleged stabbing the night before and was later charged in connection with an armed robbery involving a lift driver. Additional charges related to this incident remain pending. Yet, the body cam footage leaves behind questions that continue to divide viewers. Should officers have done more to stop the danger before the situation spiraled out of control? Could different tactics have prevented the stabbing, the shooting, or both? Or once an officer had been stabbed and the suspect continued resisting while armed, was deadly force unavoidable? Many viewers may also find irony in what happened afterward. Despite being the officer who was allegedly stabbed and forced to make a split-second decision during a violent confrontation, officer Simmonian was placed on administrative leave. Standard procedure following an officer involved shooting, but a policy that often generates debate when officers themselves are victims of serious assaults. After watching the footage, what do you think? Was the shooting justified, or could this confrontation have ended differently? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below. If you enjoy objective body cam breakdowns and law enforcement incident analysis, be sure to like, subscribe, and turn on notifications for future videos. Thanks for watching.