A police operation in the United States ended with nine officers falling after the balcony of a building suddenly collapsed. The accident happened in Huntsville, Missouri, and was recorded by the body camera of another police officer who took part in the action.
Balcony collapses and knocks down nine police officers during operation in the USA; video
A police operation in the United States ended with nine officers falling after the balcony of a building suddenly collapsed. The accident happened in Huntsville, Missouri, and was recorded by the body camera of another police officer who...
In a few seconds, the structure gives way and everyone disappears along with the balcony. Seven police officers were injured and required hospital treatment.
- According to US Marshal Steven Lewis, the agents had injuries consistent with "a serious fall", including fractures.
- Police officers were executing an arrest warrant The accident happened on July 21, while teams from different security forces were participating in the execution of an arrest warrant.
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The images show several agents positioned in a line outside an apartment, some of them armed. In a few seconds, the structure gives way and everyone disappears along with the balcony. Despite the fall, none of the weapons fired.
Seven police officers were injured and required hospital treatment. According to US Marshal Steven Lewis, the agents had injuries consistent with "a serious fall", including fractures. No civilians were injured.
Police officers were executing an arrest warrant The accident happened on July 21, while teams from different security forces were participating in the execution of an arrest warrant.
According to the Randolph County Sheriff's Department, agents from the corporation itself, Moberly police officers and members of the northern Missouri drug squad were involved in the operation. The action was carried out in coordination with the US Marshals Service.
The target was a 26-year-old man convicted of sexual crimes. He was wanted by authorities for failing to comply with requirements related to the mandatory registration imposed on people convicted of this type of crime.
Suspect was arrested on the same day The collapse momentarily interrupted the action and mobilized emergency teams to treat the injured police officers.
Despite the accident, the operation continued and the man wanted by the authorities was located and arrested later that day.
The video recorded by the body camera shows the entire sequence of the collapse and the moment in which the nine agents fall along with the balcony structure.
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