The Evansville Police Officer involved in the shooting that occurred on December 16th as been identified as Kyle Campbell.
Around 10:35 a.m. on that day, Campbell arrived at a home in the 1300 block of N. Third Avenue for a 9-1-1 hang-up.
47 year old Mauricio Cisneros called dispatch saying “they are killing people” and refused to answer further questions.
When EPD arrived at the home, Cisneros was located in a bedroom with a knife in his hand.
He refused several times to follow commands to put the weapon down and lunged toward officers.
A taser was deployed to subdue the subject, but was unsuccessful.
That’s when officer Campbell fired his duty issued handgun one time, striking Cisneros.
Life saving measures were attempted, but failed.
Campbell has been with EPD since 2012 and is a member of the Crisis Intervention Team.
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