Armed suicide risk has weapon shot from hand

This unedited bodycam footage from Louisville, Kentucky shows Louisville Metro PD officers responding to an extremely volatile situation. They confront a potential suicide risk, seen holding a gun to his own head. Although all parties survive the incident, due to the distressful subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. LMPD responded to a report that Daniel Gish, 55, had fired a gun into the floor. The report was furnished by Gish's daughter. When the officers arrived, they found Gish in his front yard with a pistol held to his own head. Despite attempts to de-escalate the situation and negotiate with Gish, including an officer's straightfoward plea ("I don't want you to do this, man"), the subject remained distraught. At that point, the officers pulled back and tried to establish a perimeter. At the 05:30 mark in the footage, LMPD Sergeant Kristopher Pedigo made entry to ensure everyone was out of the house. He encountered Gish and gave him one verbal command to drop the gun. When Gish did not comply, Pedigo fired one round into the subject's wrist, knocking the gun from his hand. Because it went flying, there was some initial panic as the officers sought to locate the handgun while providing medical aid to Gish. All the while, Gish stated that he wanted to die. He was transported to an area hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Pursuant to agency Use of Force policy, Sgt. Pedigo was placed on administrative leave while this incident was legally and administratively reviewed. It's unclear whether Pedigo intended to shoot him in the wrist, although he does verbalize shooting the weapon out of Gish's hand. The big takeaway, of course, is that everyone survived the night thanks to Pedigo's actions.