Body cam video released in I-75 officer-involved shooting

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters released the body cam video from the Glendale police officer, who shot a man on I-75 March 29.

Investigators later found out the man who the officer shot was a murder suspect out of Baltimore. Deters said Pablo Javier Aleman, 46, will be charged with attempted murder in Hamilton County.

Watch the entire press conference HERE.

Officer Joshua Hilling started talking to Aleman because he was walking along I-75, near Glendale Milford Road. When asked, Aleman lied about his name. As Hilling started to search Aleman, the body cam showed Aleman quickly confronting the officer. He was armed with a knife. Officer Hilling shot Aleman in the abdomen but the video showed Aleman continuing to walk around and not follow commands to drop the knife and get on the ground. He yelled at officers to "kill me".

Hilling maintained a safe distance from Aleman and kept backing down the interstate, waiting for backup to arrive. Eventually a Sharonville officer arrived and fired a Taser, which ended the confrontation. Deters said that investigators believe Aleman's knife was the same used in the murder in Baltimore. He said locking Aleman up in Cincinnati on the attempted murder charge will give Baltimore investigators more time to get the DNA testing done on the knife.

The investigation into the shooting was handled by investigators from the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office.

When asked why Hilling didn't shoot again, Sheriff Jim Neil said, "It's the level of threat. With this guy handling the knife, distance is an asset for the police officer. This officer was able to maintain a distance, you see him walking. He was constantly in motion, constantly in motion."

Deters praised Officer Hilling's restraint, "Joshua Hilling deceives a medal for what he did."

Hilling is expected to be back on the job in just a few days. He won't face charged from the Hamilton County prosecutor's office. The video was exactly why so many police departments want their officers to wear body cameras. It was crisp, clear and left no question about why Officer Hilling was cleared in the shooting. Officer Hilling has only been full time at the Glendale Police Department for about four months. He has worked there part time for a little over four years.

Alleman faces up to 11 years behind bars if he's convicted in Hamilton County on the attempted murder charge. Deters expects Alleman's case to go before a grand jury before April 13, and the case will be prosecuted before Aleman is shipped off to Baltimore to stand trial for murder there.

Read the entire press release below:

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