Inquest shown moment man is shot by armed police
GoogleAn inquest jury has been shown footage of armed police shooting a man within three seconds of entering a house.
Sergii Kuzmenko, a Ukrainian who "spoke limited English", was killed by Cumbria Police officers responding to reports of a man making threats to kill while a young child was present.
It happened at a house on Borland Avenue in Carlisle on 19 December 2022 and followed a 999 call from the man's sister.
Jurors were shown police footage of Kuzmenko being shot eight times by two officers, who have been granted anonymity, before attempts were made to resuscitate him.
In the body camera footage from an armed response unit, officers can be seen making a two minute journey from a nearby police station.
An armed police officer identified in court only as Officer C can then be seen entering the house at 15:51 GMT.
A second armed response officer, Officer L, then shouts "put that down... put it down", to Kuzmenko.
The footage shows Officer C fire the first shot two seconds later - another six shots are fired in the next eight seconds.
One armed officer is then heard to say: "I need an ambulance, cordon on now."
Both officers C and L appear to take hold of a small child who had previously been on Kuzmenko's lap while he was holding a small knife close to them.
Shouts are then heard from the officers: "Here kid, out, out."
One of the armed response officers then shouts: "Shots fired, shots fired."
The footage shows attempts are made to resuscitate Kuzmenko and the rest of the house is searched with a second child and a woman being brought out of the property.
At a previous hearing, the coroner ruled the pair, along with two other armed colleagues, would be granted anonymity on the basis their safety could be at risk if their identities were revealed.
The inquest in Workington, which is expected to last up to three weeks, continues.