Deputies in Virginia arrived to check on a man acting erratically, and the moment they approach the house, he emerges with a loaded gun aimed straight at them. >> PUT IT DOWN! >> NO. >> Put it down! >> Anthony! >> Come on. Anthony. >> Maygaine, is that a real gun? >> 7-Adam-X, send me back up now. Got one at gunpoint. >> Anthony! Anthony! ANTHONY! PUT THE GUN DOWN! >> HE'S RIGHT RIGHT ON THE EDGE INSIDE THE DOOR, HE won't come out. >> Get the [ __ ] OUT OF THE HOUSE NOW! >> HE'S DONE SHOT THE BACK window out. >> Get the [ __ ] out! Get the [ __ ] out now! >> I'm 10-4, subject's inside, will not come out. >> Come on! GET THE >> COME OUT! >> BOB, COME OUT! >> Come on over here. >> Why are you holding your arm like that? >> anyone else in the house? >> Did he shoot at you? >> Yeah. I I I should have I had a clear shot, I should have taken it. >> Let me see your hands. >> Hands up, hands, hands, hands, hands. >> Come here. Come here. I know, I know, I know. Give me the stand, give me the stand. >> I handled that horrible way. >> That's what I'm pissed about. >> No. >> Look, bro, it's in the vest, too. >> You want to check that house up there, all right? >> Hello, John. Can you make contact with >> officer didn't shoot, and it might not be what you think. A study from the National Institute of Justice found that officers who decided to shoot and justify deadly force incidents often did not have information on the subject they were facing and could not determine the emotional state of the subjects. Meaning that officers who are familiar with the subjects tend to refrain from using deadly force. At one point in the body cam footage, the primary officer mentions that he knows the suspect and that he doesn't believe he would hurt his family.