{"id":11122,"date":"2024-10-16T16:36:22","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T16:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=11122"},"modified":"2024-10-16T16:36:22","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T16:36:22","slug":"video-disturbing-bodycam-footage-shows-former-female-basketball-player-sydney-wilson-fatally-shot-by-cop-after-viciously-attacking-him-with-knife-during-welfare-check","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=11122","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Disturbing Bodycam Footage Shows Former Female Basketball Player Sydney Wilson Fatally Shot By Cop After Viciously Attacking Him With Knife During Welfare Check"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Newly released bodycam footage shows the moment a Virginia police officer fatally shot former basketball player Sydney Wilson.<\/p>\n<p>Fairfax County Police released the footage after uproar at the death of the 33-year-old woman.<\/p>\n<p>Crisis intervention officer Peter Liu approaches Wilson\u2019s apartment after her doctor raised concerns about her mental health.<\/p>\n<p>Crisis intervention officer Peter Liu knocked on the door, and Sydney Wilson answered. However, she would quickly close it.<\/p>\n<p>The officer then continued to knock on the door for nearly 10 minutes before she finally answered again.<\/p>\n<p>The bodycam footage then showed a frightening moment when Sydney Wilson opened the door and immediately slashed Liu with a knife.<\/p>\n<p>Caught by surprise, Liu backed up into the hallway and drew his firearm, and ordered Wilson to retreat.<\/p>\n<p>She did not listen.<\/p>\n<p>She continued to charge at him with the knife, and the officer was forced to shoot the Georgetown University women\u2019s basketball player in self-defense after she attacked him with a knife.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=reddawg77089&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1846094622776287654&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fncaa%2Fvideo-horrifying-bodycam-footage-shows-former-female-basketball-player-sydney-wilson-fatally-shot-by-cop-after-viciously-attacking-him-with-knife-during-welfare-check%2F&amp;sessionId=1d9c707e015a78498408967a2f8fa4e931906851&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1846094622776287654\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>A picture shows that the officer was bleeding from his head after being slashed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-scroll-container pw-clearfix\" data-pw-in-article=\"true\">\n<div class=\"pw_report_ad_container\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-container-logo\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cOur police officer acted valiantly. He certainly exhibited some grace under pressure,\u201d Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Monday press conference<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The incident took place on September 16, but the body camera footage was not released until Monday.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-georgetown-women-s-basketball-team-catching-backlash-for-mourning-the-death-of-sydney-wilson\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Georgetown Women\u2019s Basketball Team Catching Backlash For Mourning The Death of Sydney Wilson<\/h2>\n<p>Georgetown women\u2019s basketball team is being slammed after they decided to pay tribute to a former player who was shot dead by a cop as she attacked him with a knife.<\/p>\n<p>Shocking police body camera footage showed Sydney Wilson charging at Officer Peter Liu armed with a knife while he was attempting to perform a welfare check.<\/p>\n<p>Liu retreated down the hallway before firing off another three shots, killing Wilson.<\/p>\n<p>Sydney played for Georgetown from 2009 to 2013.<\/p>\n<p>The statement from the team read: \u2018Georgetown women\u2019s basketball mourns the tragic loss of Sydney Wilson (C\u201913). Forever a Hoya.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=reddawg77089&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1837200093189132526&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fncaa%2Fvideo-horrifying-bodycam-footage-shows-former-female-basketball-player-sydney-wilson-fatally-shot-by-cop-after-viciously-attacking-him-with-knife-during-welfare-check%2F&amp;sessionId=1d9c707e015a78498408967a2f8fa4e931906851&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1837200093189132526\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Commenters overwhelmed the post with negative replies:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2178612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-25.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-25-150x180.png 150w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-25.png 596w\" alt=\"\" width=\"596\" height=\"715\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2178613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-26.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-26-150x77.png 150w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-26.png 593w\" alt=\"\" width=\"593\" height=\"304\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Newly released bodycam footage shows the moment a Virginia police officer fatally shot former basketball player Sydney Wilson. 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