LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Jeffersonville Police said a trained Marine veteran fired several shots at officers during a standoff.
Police released body camera footage Friday showing what happened before police shot and killed the man. The suspect, Richard Glass, made several disturbing 911 calls before taking multiple shots at police.
"White power," Glass said to a 911 dispatcher. "White power."
"Who are you shooting at?" the dispatcher asked.
"I'm a crazy white guy," Glass said.
"Where is the crazy white guy?" the dispatcher responded.
That's just some of the conversation between the dispatcher and 65-year-old Glass.
It happened in mid-August at the Avia Apartments on North Shore Drive. That call was one of several Glass made to 911.
Police spent several hours trying to de-escalate the situation before Glass fired at officers. When they knocked on the door, he told them not to come in and if they do, he's going to blow their heads off as he continued to make threatening statements.
This went on for several hours, with Glass even demanding to see police lights.
"When I see blue lights, I will drop the gun and he can come in or whatever," Glass said in the footage. "Richard, listen ... nope, goodbye. You're not a cop."
During the standoff, police made contact with an estranged relative. That's when police learned that Glass was a veteran who suffered from alcoholism and potential drug use.
Police also learned that Glass has multiple weapons inside his apartment, and then the first shots were fired as officers took cover and neighbors called 911.
Jeffersonville Police body camera footage from an officer involved shooting at Avia Apartments.
Police said the use of deadly force was the only option in this case.
"Lets be very clear ... we have someone that has a firearm, we have someone that is heavily armed, he has a pistol, a handgun, he has a .30-30 rifle, that rifle included a scope, we all know that utilizing a rifle with a scope gives you zero in and more precise accuracy and grouping for something you are going after as a target," Chief Kenny Kavanaugh said.
Kavanaugh said he supports his officers using deadly force but the case has still been sent to the Clark County Prosecutor's Office where is a standard procedure when there is a homicide.
"If this had not be remedied and resolved with Lt. Davis and his actions to eliminate this threat that was occurring, this would have been a tragic ending for a police or some civilian where we are today," Kavanaugh said.
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