-Rochester, N.Y. -September 25, 2023. Three days after a man was shot during a struggle with a Rochester Police officer, the department released body-worn camera footage of the encounter. The video, edited by the department, depicts the moments up to, during, and after the fight. The suspect remains hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police. The officer had trauma to his upper body: the struggle so violent, police say his parts of his vest and uniform were ripped off and scattered on the ground. According to Rochester Police Chief David Smith, the officer suffered chest and arm burns from his own Taser, as well as multiple bruises and a concussion. This happened Sunday night when police they responded to Seventh Street for a ShotSpotter activation. At the scene, an officer saw a truck with no headlights. RPD says that the driver fled, leading to a chase that ended when the truck crashed into a pole on First Street near Hempel Street. According to RPD, the driver ran down First Street and eventually came to a backyard, where the officer tried to take him in custody. At one point, the officer momentarily lost sight of the suspect; according to police, the suspect ambushed him, tackled him to the ground and began punching him in the head. the officer, on his back, found himself struggling to retain possession of the Taser — which was deployed, and the officer was shocked. “Close your eyes for a second. Think about the pitch black. Now picture yourself with your eyes closed laying on your back fighting for your life over a handgun with someone on top of you,” Smith said during a press release today. As they fought over the officer’s gun, which had been removed from his holster, five rounds were fired from the gun, and the last round hit the suspect in the jaw, police said. More officers responded, and an RPD sergeant performed life-saving medical care on the man at the scene and in the ambulance. RPD says they found a loaded handgun and a large amount of narcotics around First Street. Officers say they also found another loaded gun in the suspect’s truck. RPD says the man who was shot was convicted in 2019 of illegally possessing a handgun in the city and had a warrant for fleeing from officers in a car.