BODY CAM: Cleveland Police officer shoots man during domestic violence call

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The Cleveland Division of Police Force Investigation Team is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred on April 4.

According to Cleveland Police, an officer shot a man while responding to a domestic violence situation around 1:30 a.m. in the 16500 block of Lipton Avenue.

Officers later learned that the involved subject, 33-year-old Charles Motley, Jr., was in a car outside the home.

The caller told officers that the man had a firearm and was threatening “suicide by cop,” which police described as “engaging the officers to force them to shoot him.”

According to the incident report, when officers arrived Motley exited the vehicle and brandished a shotgun.

In the body camera footage, officers gave multiple commands to drop the weapon, Motley instead raised the weapon at the officers.

One officer fired their weapon and struck Motley in the head, according to the incident report.

Officers rendered first aid until Cleveland EMS arrived and took him to University Hospital, where he was reported in stable condition.

According to the release, officers recovered a firearm on the scene.

Police said this is an active investigation and there are no further updates at this time.

According to court records, Motley is currently in jail and is being held on a $50,000 bond.

Motley is expected to be in court on Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. for a preliminary hearing.

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