Chilling images emerged after a suspect pointed a gun at a Cincinnati police officer, resulting in an officer-related fatal shooting in Madisonville on Saturday. Officer Genesis Steele’s body camera reveals the fatal shooting in great detail. Steele was initially responding to a call from an erratic driver who was falling asleep at the wheel. Police said the suspect, Leonard Brewington, was driving a car that was stolen from Springfield Township. Body camera footage shows the suspect, Brewington, 34, pulling a handgun from a car in the United Dairy Farmer parking lot and pointing it at Steele. Police later said the gun was loaded. Interim Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa Theetge described the scene during a news conference. Of Brewington’s actions seen on the body camera, she said: “Not only is he armed, but he is bringing his firearm to eye level with Officer Steele as his intended target.” Theetge said Steele followed CPD protocol in explaining, “Officer Steele gave several verbal commands for Mr. Brewington to drop to the ground.” Steele ended up firing five shots. Brewington later died at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. “Steele is on administrative leave for at least five days and is scheduled for counseling. WLWT investigated what kind of counseling someone like Steele might find and how anyone, including herself, would know when she’s fit to return to work. When When it comes to recovery, it’s important to keep in mind that Steele found himself in two realities: pulling the trigger that ended Brewington’s life, and narrowly escaping death after a loaded gun was pointed at him. Steele, WLWT spoke with mental health professionals HealthCare Connection director of behavioral integration Karen Bradley-Anderson said someone like Steele would be observed by therapists to see how she’s doing in both the immediate and future time frames. across the continuums and identify different traumas experienced to learn what types of potential triggers may result from the shooting. From there, someone may like Steele may be able to recognize and avoid those triggers, especially when you consider that he may return to work. “Because how can someone, in any circumstance, your job, my job, any job, have that kind of experience, whether you’re a police officer or not, and not be traumatized? And it’s not something that can traumatize us and like, ‘Okay, I’m better now.’ It doesn’t happen like that. You know, we’re not designed to kill people or get shot at, and so even with the most dangerous job, you still don’t anticipate that,” Bradley-Anderson said of the officer-involved shootings. WLWT also spoke with the psychologist from UC Health and Associate Professor Erica Birkley. Her focus is providing services and support to first responders and their families. Birley said that after officers experience a highly traumatic situation, they will immediately go through an acute stress reaction that can vary from body to another. Birley said the adrenaline released in the body could linger for up to two days after the initial event. She said it’s important to check an officer’s physical and mental well-being right away because they may have trouble performing daily tasks as they your brain catches up with your body, especially after making a split-second decision like pulling the trigger on someone. and said managing recovery and post-traumatic stress for local first responders is a moment-to-moment journey that needs to be handled with the same mindset and care as those in the military.” With our police officers, for example, it’s truly every day their family says goodbye to them not knowing if they’ll ever come home,” Birkley said. “And so they’re charged with the same duty that we charge our service members and they absolutely deserve our high-quality care to promote resiliency and promote recovery after a traumatic event like this. Birkley said the timeline for something like Steele’s return to work will be determined following CPD protocol and through assessments and recommendations by a team of mental health professionals who look at her physical and mental well-being. This re-entry timeline could extend beyond the initial five days of administrative leave. Birkley encourages those in need of post-traumatic care related to first responders to contact her for help and resources. People can contact Birkley at 513-585-7742 and email [email protected].
Chilling images emerged after a suspect pointed a gun at a Cincinnati police officer resulting in a fatal officer-related shooting in Madisonville on Saturday.
Officer Genesis Steele’s body camera reveals the fatal shooting in great detail. Steele was initially responding to a call from an erratic driver who was falling asleep at the wheel.
Police said the suspect, Leonard Brewington, was driving a car that was stolen from Springfield Township.
Body camera footage shows the suspect, Brewington, 34, pulling a gun from a car in the United Dairy Farmer parking lot and pointing it at Steele.
Police later said the gun was loaded.
Interim Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa Theetge described the scene during a news conference. Of Brewington’s actions seen on the body camera, she said: “Not only is he armed, but he’s bringing his firearm to eye level with Officer Steele targeting him.”
Theetge said Steele followed CPD protocol in explaining, “Officer Steele gave several verbal commands for Mr. Brewington to drop to the ground.” Steele ended up firing five shots. Brewington later died at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.”
Steele is on administrative leave for at least five days and is scheduled for counseling.
WLWT investigated what kind of advice someone like Steele can find and how anyone, including herself, might know when she’s fit to go back to work.
When it comes to recovery, it’s important to keep in mind that Steele found himself in two realities: pulling the trigger that ended Brewington’s life, and narrowly escaping death after a loaded gun was pointed at him.
To understand how Steele is doing, WLWT spoke with mental health professionals.
HealthCare Connection director of behavioral integration Karen Bradley-Anderson said someone like Steele would be observed by therapists to see how she’s doing in both immediate and ongoing time frames.
This includes getting involved and identifying potentially different traumas endured to learn what kind of potential triggers may result from the shooting.
From there, someone like Steele can recognize and avoid those triggers, especially when it comes to being able to return to work.
“I think just in terms of being a human being, counseling is going to be ongoing,” Bradley-Anderson said. “Because how can someone, in any circumstance, your job, my job, any job, have that kind of experience, whether you’re a police officer or not, and not be traumatized? And it’s not something that can traumatize us and like, ‘Okay, I’m better now.’ It doesn’t happen like that. You know, we’re not designed to kill people or get shot at, and so even with the most dangerous job, you still don’t anticipate that,” Bradley-Anderson said of the officer-involved shooting.
WLWT also spoke with UC Health psychologist and associate professor Erica Birkley. Their focus is to provide services and support to first responders and their families.
Birley said that after officers experience a highly traumatic situation, they will immediately go through an acute stress reaction that can vary from body to body.
Birkley said that the adrenaline released in the body could remain for up to two days after the initial event.
She said it’s important to check an officer’s physical and mental well-being right away because they may have trouble continuing daily tasks as their brain catches up with their body, especially after making a split-second decision. like pulling the trigger on someone.
Birley said managing recovery and post-traumatic stress for local first responders is a moment-to-moment journey that must be handled with the same mindset and care as the military.
“With our police officers, for example, really every day their family says goodbye to them not knowing if they’re going to come home,” Birkley said. “And so they are charged with the same duty that we charge our service members and absolutely deserve our high-quality care to promote resiliency and promote recovery after a traumatic event like this.
Birkley said the timeline for someone like Steele to return to work will be determined following CPD protocol and through evaluations and recommendations made by a team of mental health professionals who look at his physical and mental well-being. This re-entry timeline could extend beyond the initial five days of administrative leave.
Birkley encourages those in need of post-traumatic care related to first responders to contact her for help and resources. People can contact Birkley at 513-585-7742 and email [email protected].