article_snippet.sent: Video from Officer Michael Rapiejko's camera shows Rapiejko's vehicle running into Valencia, with the windshield smashing as the car hits a short cinder block wall.
article_snippet.sent: Officer Michael Rapiejko told Pete Dugan several times to drop a .30-30 rifle and ammunition, Lt.
article_snippet.sent: Valencia, police said, walked away from Officer Michael Rapiejko, turned a corner and stopped.
article_snippet.sent: Valencia pointed a .30-30 rifle and ammunition Officer Michael Rapiejko then walked away again toward a Coca-Cola bottling plant and another business.
article_snippet.sent: As Valencia briskly walked towards Sargent Controls (local manufacturer), Officer Michael Rapiejko uses Officer Michael Rapiejko marked police car to stop the dangerous situation Valencia created," Tim Brunenkant wrote.
article_snippet.sent: Tim Brunenkant also said by phone that before Officer Michael Rapiejko's encounter with Valencia, the suspect had pointed a .30-30 rifle and ammunition at the suspect head multiple times and threatened suicide before fleeing.
article_snippet.sent: Rozema said that Valencia's firing of the weapon, Rozema refusal to obey the first officer's commands to drop the gun and the pointing of the gun at Officer Michael Rapiejko were key.
article_snippet.sent: Cohen-Metzger criticized the fact that Officer Michael Rapiejko hit Valencia from behind.
article_snippet.sent: My client's back was turned and Officer Michael Rapiejko drove right into Officer Michael Rapiejko," Officer Michael Rapiejko said.