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Disturbing video shows moments before officer fatally shot knife-wielding woman

Nbcwashington · · 328 words · By Paul Wagner
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What to know about Disturbing video shows moments before officer fatally shot knife-wielding woman

Disturbing police body camera video shows a Virginia woman charging a Fairfax County police officer with a knife moments before he shot and killed her.

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What happened

Disturbing police body camera video shows a Virginia woman charging a Fairfax County police officer with a knife moments before he shot and killed her.

Why it matters

16, a 14-year veteran knocked on 33-year-old Sydney Wilson’s apartment door to perform a welfare check in Reston.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “As the officer identified himself, Wilson slammed the door shut, video shows.”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence found in any source to confirm or refute the claim about Sydney Wilson slamming the door.
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Claim 2: “The officer fired three times before radioing shots were fired and he needed help.”
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No evidence found in any source to confirm or refute the claim about the officer firing three shots.
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Claim 3: “Wilson allegedly slashed the officer on the face a few times before the officer pulled his weapon and retreated down the hallway.”
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No evidence found in any source to confirm or refute the claim about Wilson slashing the officer.
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Claim 4: “In welfare checks like these, officers usually respond with a mental health co-responder, Davis said, but the one nearby was on another call.”
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No evidence found in any source to confirm or refute the claim about mental health co-responders.
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Claim 5: “The officer knocked again, and two minutes later, Wilson opened the door and attacked him with a knife.”
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Wikipedia entries about NCIS: Sydney, Rebel Wilson, and Sydney Wilson (snooker player) are unrelated to the claim. No evidence confirms the attack occurred two minutes after the officer knocked.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — NCIS: Sydney is an Australian military police procedural series and is a spin-off of NCIS and its franchise. It was created as the first spin-off outside the United States, and follows a fictional tas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCIS:_Sydney
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rebel Melanie Elizabeth Wilson (born Melanie Elizabeth Bownds, 2 March 1980) is an Australian actress, comedian and producer. After graduating from the Australian Theatre for Young People in 2003, Wil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebel_Wilson
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sydney Wilson (born 6 April 1990 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex) is an English former professional snooker player.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Wilson
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Claim 6: “It could have been much, much, much worse,” he said. “The slash, gash and slash wound he received was at the top of his forehead.””
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No evidence found in any source to confirm or refute the claim about the officer's injury.
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Claim 7: “Chief Kevin Davis said the unnamed officer did what he could to deescalate the situation but could not retreat any further down the hallway when he fired.”
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No evidence found in any source to confirm or refute the claim about Chief Kevin Davis's statement.
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Claim 8: “Just after 10 a.m. Sept. 16, a 14-year veteran knocked on 33-year-old Sydney Wilson’s apartment door to perform a welfare check in Reston.”
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Wikipedia entries about NCIS: Sydney, Peta Wilson, and Rebel Wilson are unrelated to the claim. No evidence confirms the welfare check incident occurred on September 16 or involves Sydney Wilson.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Peta Gia Wilson (born 18 November 1970) is an Australian actress, lingerie designer, and model. She is best-known for her title role in the television series La Femme Nikita (1997–2001).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peta_Wilson
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — NCIS: Sydney is an Australian military police procedural series and is a spin-off of NCIS and its franchise. It was created as the first spin-off outside the United States, and follows a fictional tas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCIS:_Sydney
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rebel Melanie Elizabeth Wilson (born Melanie Elizabeth Bownds, 2 March 1980) is an Australian actress, comedian and producer. After graduating from the Australian Theatre for Young People in 2003, Wil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebel_Wilson
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Claim 9: “Disturbing police body camera video shows a Virginia woman charging a Fairfax County police officer with a knife moments before he shot and killed her.”
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Wikipedia entries about Fairfax, Virginia, and Fairfax County provide general geographic information but contain no mention of the specific incident involving a woman and a police officer. No corroboration found in cross-references or web search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fairfax ( FAIR-faks) is an independent city in Virginia and the county seat of Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,146. Fairfax is part of both the W…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairfax,_Virginia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fairfax County, officially the County of Fairfax, is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. With a population of 1,150,309 as of the 2020 census, it is the most populous county in Virginia, the mos…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairfax_County,_Virginia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Fairfax County Public Schools system (FCPS) is a school division in the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. It is a branch of the Fairfax County government, which administers public schools in Fairfax …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairfax_County_Public_Schools
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Claim 10: “Within minutes, a plainclothes officer was on the scene and began CPR.”
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No evidence found in any source to confirm or refute the claim about plainclothes officers performing CPR.
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Claim 11: “The officer remains on administrative duties as the investigation continues.”
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