VIDEO: LMPD body cam video shows officers' attempts to stop knife attack before shooting suspect

Louisville Metro Police released two body cam videos Friday morning regarding two separate police shootings in May.You can watch the statements before the video release in the player above. Before releasing video from a fatal police shooting in which a 17-year-old homicide suspect was shot, they released video from a fatal police shooting that happened in Pleasure Ridge Park. That video can be viewed in its entirety in the link below**Graphic content warning: Viewers may find what is in this video shared by police to be disturbing**Pleasure Ridge Park shooting body cam videoThe video was in regards to 43-year-old Nicholas Pierce, who died at the hospital May 13 after being shot by police in PRP back on May 10.That was two days after LMPD officers said they shot him when he came at them with a knife in the 4700 block of Crawford Avenue.The video shows officers shouting several commands to Pierce to drop the "military-grade" knife he was carrying. He then charges at the officers with the knife.They can be seen using a stun gun on him. Pierce gets back up after the stun gun runs through its five-second cycle and charges at them again. That is when they can be seen firing shots at him, striking him several times.The LMPD spokesperson said stun guns are not always 100% effective and that Pierce closed the reactionary gap quickly. The reactionary gap refers to the distance one must maintain between oneself and a potential threat, allowing one sufficient time to react if the situation escalates.He said the force used was justified and that Pierce was a "deadly threat to our officers."He still holds onto the knife even after being shot with officers shouting at him to let go of the knife so that they can approach him and perform life-saving measures.After the officers get the knife away from them, they can be seen trying to help Pierce with his injuries, one officer the spokesperson noted, even cradling Pierce's head in his hands.An LMPD spokesperson said Pierce seemed to show great resistance being tased and left officers uncertain if they would be able to stop him from being a threat to their lives. All three officers fired shots, and all three are on administrative leave while LMPD’s Public Integrity Unit is continuing its investigation.