Stop right there. Boy, stop right there. Do not move on around. All right, I'm challenging him. He's coming at me with a knife. Stop right there. Do not move. Do not move. >> In the world of law enforcement, there is no such thing as a routine traffic stop. What you're about to see started as a simple seat belt violation in Boise, Idaho, but escalated into a life ordeath confrontation in less than 10 minutes. This is a breakdown of the Gabriel. >> Hi. >> Hey, how are you guys? >> Officer, boys and police. Reason I'm stopping. >> It is. I just got it from my dad. >> Wait, no, it's not expired. >> Okay, so here's the here's the issue, right? That's not the license plate that's on the car. Okay. So, what license plate? I get two charles license plate. So, even if you mean >> a Canyon County license plate Yeah. Canyon County license plate. So, that's what's displayed. Okay. So, if that's what is actually it's registered under, then what it is is it's a fictitious display. You can't have an old plate. >> Well, what do I do if I don't have the new plates delivered yet? >> Take the old plates off. >> Oh, I don't know. My dad was the one handling everything. >> So, yeah. As long as you if you take the old plates off and just leave the temporary registration in the window. Yeah. >> As long as you have a temporary registration in the window, you're okay. And we can see it, then you're okay. >> I'm pretty these windows. It's kind of cold out here. >> Oh, yep. That's fine, man. >> You have uh info. >> What's that? >> Did he actually have a driver's license? >> Yeah. South Carolina. >> Okay. >> Dude in the back. I didn't see him at first. >> Yeah. I I didn't I barely saw like I barely saw him as I walked up there. Wonder if he's got a warrant. >> Yeah. He doesn't have a seat belt on. >> Officer Parker initially pulled the vehicle over for a fictitious license plate. Everything seemed calm, but as he approached the passenger side, his instincts kicked in. 22-year-old Gabriel Pope was sitting in the back pretending to be asleep. To a trained officer, this is a massive red flag. Why? Because Pope was intentionally hiding his hands. In police work, hands kill. If you can't see the hands, you can't see the threat. >> We'll see if I can get the uh back seat passenger's ID. >> Here's this bag. >> And then can you roll the back window down for me, sir? This one? >> No, there's no reason to. >> This one there. There is actually. I need to ID him. >> I do. He's not He's not wearing a seat belt. What kind of >> He's not wearing a seatelt. There's a citable offense. So, I need to know who I need to write that citation to. >> Okay. >> Okay. So, I need to be able to identify him. Hey sir, let me see your hands, please. >> Hey sir, back seat. I need to be able to see your hands. Show me your right hand. You hear if I wake him up, you're kind of >> Sir, back seat. Show me your right hand. Okay, keep that where I can see it. You understand? I'm going to pull him out. >> All right. Here's what I need you to do. I need you to put both of your hands on the back seat rest. Okay. >> Put your hands on the seat rest. >> I didn't do nothing. >> Put your hands on the back seat, >> sir. >> Oh, I didn't do nothing. >> 2214 code one. As the officer attempts to identify the passenger for a seat belt violation, the deception begins. Pope claims he is a minor, but his birth year, 2000, proves otherwise. The tension reaches a breaking point when Pope refuses to exit the vehicle. His words are chilling. Shoot me then. >> Here's the thing, sir. Okay. I have a legal reason to identify you. >> I do. You were wearing your seat belt. This seat belt doesn't work. >> Okay. Either way, that's not the issue. The issue is that you were not wearing a seat belt. When I asked you, >> No, it wouldn't because he's an adult. If he was a minor, it would be a minor. >> When I'm talking to you, you were hiding your hands from me. Okay. That is pretty suspicious. I have every reason to have you step out of the vehicle. >> No, I am a minor. >> Okay. If you just keep your hands where I can see them, okay, but I need to identify you. All right. What's your last name, sir? What's your date of birth? >> What year? >> 2000. So, if you were born in 2000, that means you're not a minor like you were just telling me. >> Hey, stop [ __ ] reaching. You understand me? Don't reach. Roll your window down. >> You need to stop reaching. You understand, >> sir? Understand that I can control your movements right now. You understand that? So, here's what we're going to do. Put your hands on the back of the seat rest. Driver, unlock the car. >> You're not getting me out the car, homie. >> Go ahead. >> You're not getting me out the car. >> Hey, what the are you doing, man? >> Hey, shoot me then, [ __ ] Get out of the car. You two out of the car. Get out of the car. He's got A KNIFE. GET away from him. Get away from him. Get away. Get out of the car. Don't do it. Don't do it. Don't do it. Get back here, dude. Get back here. >> Get back here, sir. Get back here. >> Hey, stop. Stop. Stop. 22 142. Northbound vision. Just turn eastbound Highland. Black metal vault, tan jacket, blue jeans, armor with a knife, sir. >> Yep. He just went around this going to be a black male adult, tan jacket, blue jeans. We are currently at 517 Highland. He's in a uh he ran back into this gated area. We need to start set a perimeter. I'm on the north side. We can get people to the east and south. Okay, just stay out of there for now. We got a suspect with an armed armed suspect back there. Hey, just make sure you guys know he is armed with a knife. He took off running from us. Hey, we'll we'll hold here. I don't have eyes on him. Sounds like he went running back that way. At this point, we just have RNO. I've got him somewhat IDed. I don't know if he has any warrants or anything, but he uh escalated pretty quick and then uh pulled a knife out when I was trying to have him get out the car. Dispatch was working on running him when this all kicked off. Uh should information should be in the call. >> We have acts assault on LA. >> No, it'd be it's pretty it'd be pretty weak. >> He was the back passenger trying to get him I knew pretend to be asleep. Has no seat belt on and then he reaches in his pocket. So we unholster our knife. We know his name. >> Maybe if he gave me the right name. >> We got on. >> I don't know. >> Pope fled on foot leading officers through a residential area. When Corporal Martinez finally cornered him in a backyard, the situation turned lethal. Pope didn't surrender. He charged. In law enforcement training, there is a concept called the 21 ft rule. An armed suspect can close the distance faster than an officer can react. Corporal Martinez had less than 2 seconds to decide. He fired three shots, neutralized the threat, and immediately transitioned into life-saving mode. >> Stop right there. Boy, stop right there. Do not move on the ground. All right, I'm challenging him. He's coming at me with a knife. Stop right there. Do not move. Do not move. Shots fired. >> Suspect is down. Knife is still in his hand. >> Don't move. I understand that. >> We love you, too. >> Okay. Put the knife down. >> Goodbye. >> Put the knife down. >> Put the knife down. >> Tyrell >> right next to Division. >> Put the knife down. >> He's got the knife in his hand. >> Let go of the knife, sir. Let go of the knife. Okay, stand by. We can get the knife to him once once uh >> I want to kick that knife away. Knife is in his right hand. >> See, you come up. >> Got Yep. >> Stay deep. Sir, do not reach for that knife. Do not reach for that knife, sir. >> Wait. Get eating this, man. >> Yeah, they're coming. You want to put them in cuffs? >> All right, we're going to get you medical attention right now, sir. >> The knife is right here. You want to mark it? >> Hey, there. They went that way. >> All right. I'm sure they'll find us. >> Yeah. Yeah. He was just coming at me from here. Yeah. Yep. We're going to help you. >> We got help on the way, bud. >> Don't worry. >> Help is coming. Help is coming. >> Help is coming through the chest. >> Yeah. Let's get a chest seal on it. >> Just one round. >> One here. >> Yeah. Right. There's one in two in the chest. >> Gabriel Pope survived his injuries. In court, his defense highlighted a history of trauma and mental health struggles. While the judge acknowledged his past, she emphasized personal accountability, sentencing him to 10 years in prison with a simple message, "Grow up." Following an investigation, the shooting was ruled legally justified. This incident serves as a stark reminder of why compliance is vital and how quickly a simple stop can spiral out of control. Did the officer have any other choice or was this an unavoidable outcome of a mental health crisis? Share your thoughts in the comments below. If you value these in-depth body cam analyses, make sure to like this video and subscribe to Body Cam Pulse for more. Stay safe and we'll see you in the next