ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Rochester Police Department just released bodycam video from when an officer was shot on duty last Friday on the corner of Lake Avenue and Driving Park.
Watch the body cam
What happened
Police tell us the shooting happened early Friday morning when an officer was walking up to speak with a man to question him about a recent shooting. Surveillance footage obtained by News10NBC shows the man turn around and start firing shots at the officer.
The officer applied a tourniquet on himself and was rushed to the hospital. He was released on Saturday.
The shooting ignited a massive multi-agency search to find the suspect. Around 5 a.m. Friday, RPD’s drone unit found Shatique Cato, a 34-year-old from Rochester, hiding. Once a drone shone a light on him, RPD says Cato shot and killed himself.
WATCH:All of News10NBC’s coverage of the shooting, starting at 4:30 Friday morning
Suspect’s rap sheet
RPD said that Cato allegedly shot a man on Hague Street back on March 9, leaving the man with life-threatening injuries. The victim from that shooting is still hospitalized…