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Back now with our index, and disturbing video released of a deadly police confrontation in richmond, virginia. the bodycamera footage showing 24-year-old marcus peters earlier this month, dashing naked into highway traffic. peters then lunging toward the officer, refusing commands. the officer first tases him, and opens fire. peters did not survive. police say they are releasing the video to explain why deadly force was used. also tonight, the highway inferno slowing the getaway. look at this....

Balance so he didnt get a good grip of the taser. and when i do this is when he reaches across and grabs ahold of my weapon, my firearm. all i could do at that time to keep him from getting my weapon out. >> the suspect jumps back in his cab and the officer tases him. >> when i deployed my taser, i hit him with one probe. the other probe hit the door and bounced up. didnt make contact with him. i reached in to grab him to pull him out of the vehicle. when i did, i must have grabbed the probe or ...

Backup arrives, sergeant frost tak tases him, but hes too close for it to work properly. roughly 14 seconds later, you hear gunshots. sar get frost says he attacked him, hitting him repeatedly with his fist. take a look at this slow-mo, frame by frame. you can make the scuffle out just a little more clearly. >> i shot one. priority backup. im bleeding. >> reporter: this body cam video captures sergeant frost at the scene, transported to the hospital with these injuries. >> thanks to jean casarez...

Kind of -- i try to throw my weight down so it throws him off balance so he didnt get a good grip of the taser. and when i do this is when he reaches across and grabs ahold of my weapon, my firearm. all i could do at that time to keep him from getting my weapon out. >> the suspect jumps back in his cab and the officer tases him. >> when i deployed my taser, i hit him with one probe. the other probe hit the door and bounced up. didnt make contact with him. i reached in to grab him to pull him out...

Reaches across and grabs ahold of my weapon, my firearm. all i could do at that time to keep him from getting my weapon out. >> the suspect jumps back in his cab and the officer tases him. >> when i deployed my taser, i hit him with one probe. the other probe hit the door and bounced up. didnt make contact with him. i reached in to grab him to pull him out of the vehicle. when i did, i must have grabbed the probe or wrapped my hands around the wires when i did that. >> the live wire shocks the o...

And when i do this is when he reaches across and grabs ahold of my weapon, my firearm. all i could do at that time to keep him from getting my weapon out. >> the suspect jumps back in his cab and the officer tases him. >> when i deployed my taser, i hit him with one probe. the other probe hit the door and bounced up. didnt make contact with him. i reached in to grab him to pull him out of the vehicle. when i did, i must have grabbed the probe or wrapped my hands around the wires when i did that....

Grip of the taser. and when i do this is when he reaches across and grabs ahold of my weapon, my firearm. all i could do at that time to keep him from getting my weapon out. >> the suspect jumps back in his cab and the officer tases him. >> when i deployed my taser, i hit him with one probe. the other probe hit the door and bounced up. didnt make contact with him. i reached in to grab him to pull him out of the vehicle. when i did, i must have grabbed the probe or wrapped my hands around the wir...

And when i do this is when he reaches across and grabs ahold of my weapon, my firearm. all i could do at that time to keep him from getting my weapon out. >> the suspect jumps back in his cab and the officer tases him. >> when i deployed my taser, i hit him with one probe. the other probe hit the door and bounced up. didnt make contact with him. i reached in to grab him to pull him out of the vehicle. when i did, i must have grabbed the probe or wrapped my hands around the wires when i did that....

Grip of the taser. and when i do this is when he reaches across and grabs ahold of my weapon, my firearm. all i could do at that time to keep him from getting my weapon out. >> the suspect jumps back in his kabl and the officer tases him. >> when i deployed my taser, i hit him with one probe. the other probe hit the door and bounced up. didnt make contact with him. i reached in to grab him to pull him out of the vehicle. when i did, i must have grabbed the probe or wrapped my hands around the wi...