article_snippet.sent: Shocking dash cam footage emerged last week which showed Marana police officer Michael Rapiejko mounting the curb and mowing down armed robbery suspect Mario Valencia.
article_snippet.sent: The video sparked fierce debate on the use of deadly force with some accusing Shocking dash cam footage emerged last week which showed Marana police officer Michael Rapiejko mounting the curb and mowing down armed robbery suspect Mario Valencia of misconduct and others labeling the cop as a hero.
article_snippet.sent: But Marana police officer Michael Rapiejko said that Valencia had left Marana police officer Michael Rapiejko with no other choice than to use potentially lethal force, according to a recording obtained by NBC station KVOA. '
article_snippet.sent: Marana police officer Michael Rapiejko said Marana police officer Michael Rapiejko had slammed Marana police officer Michael Rapiejko patrol car into  Valencia after Marana police officer Michael Rapiejko allegedly fired a shot from a rifle into the air and was walking towards other officers in Marana, northwest of Tucson, Arizona on February 19.
article_snippet.sent: In the two videos, recorded on dash cams in Marana police officer Michael Rapiejko's and another police officer's car, Valencia is captured walking along the street carrying the weapon.
article_snippet.sent: At the end of the footage, obtained by KOLD, Rapiejko is captured emerging from Rapiejko and approaching Valencia, while other cops exit other cops own cars with other cops guns raised.
article_snippet.sent: Apprehended: At the end of the footage, obtained by CBS affiliate KOLD-TV, Rapiejko can be seen emerging from Rapiejko and approaching Valencia (under the tree), while other cops emerge with other cops guns raised . '