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“I’ve been shot!”: Shocking moment North Carolina police shoot disabled man who was unarmed and doing their bidding
- Jason Harley Kloepfer, 41, was shot multiple times by North Carolina officers
- Kloepfer sustained injuries to his torso and arm despite obeying orders
- Police suspected Kloepfer of being a gunman with a hostage
Shocking footage showed the moment a disabled man was shot by the North Carolina SWAT team despite obeying their orders.
Jason Harley Kloepfer, 41, was shot multiple times by Cherokee County police after authorities received a call about gunshots in the area on December 12 around 11 p.m.
Police suspected that Kloepfer was the alleged shooter and was holding a hostage.
Kloepfer can be seen on surveillance footage from inside the trailer opening the door with his wife Alison Mahler shortly behind him as they both raise their hands.
Seconds later, officers fired multiple rounds at Kloepfer as he collapsed to the ground. He was transported to the hospital in critical but stable condition.
Jason Harley Kloepfer, 41, was shot multiple times by North Carolina officers
Police said Kloepfer had gotten into a verbal altercation with police before opening the door and insisted he “confronted” them by being shot.
Mahler was seen in the video pulling Kloepfer out of the way of the shots when he began repeatedly yelling, “I’ve been shot!”
“What the hell!” Mahler yelled at the officers as he helped Kloepfer. They shot him. What the hell did you do?
The police continued to yell from outside the trailer ordering the two out.
Mahler complied, holding up his hands as Kloepfer pushed toward the door. She hesitated a bit to leave her husband unattended before leaving her side.
Can not! They shot him! Mahler yelled at the officers as he got out.
As officers approached the trailer, Kloepfer can be heard weakly yelling, “I don’t have a gun.” I didn’t have a gun.
Kloepfer was then dragged away by the arm for treatment.
He was charged with communicating threats and resisting, obstructing and delaying.
The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office was not immediately available for comment.
Kloepfer can be seen on surveillance footage from inside the trailer opening the door with his wife Alison Mahler shortly behind him. Both of his hands rose
Mahler was seen in the video pulling Kloepfer out of the way of the shots and trying to help him after he was shot.
Police later demanded that Mahler get out of the trailer along with Kloepfer, who could barely crawl to the door.
Kloepfer shared her healing journey on social media. He had apparently been shot in the torso and arm.
Mahler (left) and Kloepfer have not been mentally well since the incident, he said.
The police accused him of communicating threats and resisting, obstructing and delaying. Kloepfer argued that the charges are “completely incorrect”
Last week, Kloepfer shared her healing journey on social media along with footage of the incident.
He appeared to have suffered gunshot wounds to the torso and arm.
“I’m better physically, mentally, Ali and I are not that good on this one,” Kloepfer wrote. We have been out of state in fear of our lives since I got out of the hospital.
Details of the incident and its aftermath remain unclear, as Kloepfer insisted that he could not share information about the shooting.
He insisted he was innocent, saying the charges were “completely wrong.”
“This has been and continues to be a horrible nightmare that we are trying to get over. We will make it!’ he wrote.
Kloepfer identifies as disabled, but the nature of his disability has not been disclosed publicly.