Video footage released by Vancouver police this week shows a man holding a pistol in his hand as he struggles with a police dog before officers shoot him to death.

The footage, culled from multiple officers’ body cameras and a sergeant’s vehicle camera, shows a sequence of events that largely hews to the brief description officials have already provided of the June 17 fatal shooting of Jonathan Nelson, 40.

All four officers who shot at Nelson have been put on leave, as is standard protocol following a police shooting.

The incident began around 1 a.m., when a small group of people in a McDonald’s parking lot in the 2800 block of Northeast Andresen Road flagged down Officer Andrea Bondarev and told her that a man wearing all black had threatened them with a gun.

“He pulled a gun on us. That guy right here,” one of the people told the officer while pointing down the street, body-camera footage shows.

“Let’s get more units down here, please,” Bondarev said into her radio.

Police decided that based on the evidence, they had probable cause to arrest the man, officials have previously said. Multiple police cars converged on the four-lane street where Nelson was slowly walking on the sidewalk.

A sergeant in a police SUV used his car’s public-announcement system to order Nelson to stop walking. But the man kept walking, the video shows.

“Show us both your hands. I see your right hand in your pocket,” Sgt. Greg Catton declared. “This will not end well for you.”

As Catton rolled his car slowly down the street behind Nelson, three other officers got into position to the side and behind Catton’s car, their guns drawn. Across the street, Officer Jason Haigwood opened the back door of his parked police car and pulled out Remi, his police dog.

“You’re gonna get bit by a dog, dude,” Haigwood shouted across the street as Nelson slowly kept walking south. Seconds later, Haigwood and Remi trotted towards Nelson and then the officer let Remi go. The dog jumped and grabbed the man and threw him to the ground as four officers ran towards them.

Warning: Video contains graphic footage.

Right then, Nelson pulled a gun out of his pocket and swung it up above his head. Haigwood, Sergeant James Kelly, Officer Justin Reiner and Officer Philip Wilkening fired their guns at Nelson, who rolled onto his back and let go of the gun, which fell between his head and his arm.

“Shots fired, shots fired, we need Medical, code 3,” someone said over the radio.

One of the officers tried to talk to Nelson from a distance.

“Listen, man, you are under arrest. We’re here to help you,” the officer said. “Do not reach for that gun. You need to speak if you understand. Do you understand me?”

The man made no audible response. Officers swarmed the man’s limp body. One officer picked the gun up and put it down under a ‘For Lease’ sign while another found a knife still clasped in Nelson’s left hand.

Officers opened Nelson’s shirt and one of them started CPR, but it was ultimately unsuccessful. Nelson was pronounced dead at a hospital, officials previously said. Remi, the dog, was struck in the tail, officials said. He underwent surgery at a veterinary hospital and was released the following day.

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office is leading the investigation into the shooting.

Nelson was the second person killed by Vancouver police in 10 days, after police shot Vadim Sashchenko June 8.

— Fedor Zarkhin is a breaking news and enterprise reporter with a focus on crime. Reach him at 971-373-2905; fzarkhin@oregonian.

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