7 must-see police body cam videos from recent area incidents

The body cam video from Thursday's deadly shooting in Fountain Square in Cincinnati was the in latest compelling visuals taken with cameras attached to the bodies of first responders.

Four officers ran towards gunfire and spotted the gunman firing shots into the first floor lobby of the Fifth Third Bank Center lobby, 511 Walnut St.

They shot and killed Omar Santa-Perez, 29,  after he shot and killed three people and wounded two others, according to police.

WATCH THE VIDEO: Running toward gunfire, taking down a killer

Here are other examples of must-see body camera footage obtained by this news organization:

1. Police cam video shows mayhem at UD on St. Patrick's Day

Body camera footage released by  University of Dayton Police details the troubles officers faced in trying to break up a large gathering of people in the student neighborhood on St. Patrick’s Day.

Police went out to the UD student neighborhood in riot gear on March 17, in response to students celebrating St. Patrick’s Day.

In the videos, students can be seen blocking Lowes Street and disobeying police orders to leave the street and re-enter their houses. In one video, partiers appear to throw several items at police, including what looks like beer bottles and cans.

2. Greene County deputies body cam shows man pointing gun

Greene County deputies released body camera video from a deputy chasing a man on foot who had just pointed a gun at him in April.

This prompted a brief standoff with police before he was arrested.

3. Body cam footage released after Ohio news photographer shot

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office released body-camera footage, radio traffic and other documents related to an officer-involved shooting. New Carlisle News staff photographer Andy Grimm was shot by Clark County Sheriff’s deputy Jake Shaw in the incident in September.

4. ID released in deadly Englewood standoff

Englewood police released body camera video of a standoff that turned deadly in September 2016. The man who police say fatally shot himself after firing at Englewood officers was identified as 24-year-old Clarence Sanford of Englewood, according to the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office.

5. Xenia officer honored for life-saving actions caught on body cam

For his quick actions in saving a life at a crash in January, Xenia Officer Patrick Walsh was awarded the Casey Elliott Memorial “City’s Finest” Award. The Casey Elliott Award, named after a former patrolman and captain who served the Xenia community for 35 years, is the highest honor in the Xenia Police Division and was presented to Walsh as part of the division’s 26th annual awards ceremony.

6. Sidney police: 5 overdose victims will live, video shows rescue underway

All five people who overdosed within an hour and a half in Sidney in September will live, according to Sidney Police Chief Will Balling. Balling said officers were dispatched on two separate overdose calls, with police finding two overdose patients during their first call. Dash and body camera footage shows officers dropping off the victims only to return an hour later on a report of three overdose patients in a car in the hospital’s parking lot.

7. Girl, 4, found in marsh in woods, screaming before rescue

Clark County deputies who found the child in a wooded area in August 2016 said she was wearing a days-old diaper and had some scratches on her legs, but she wasn’t injured worse, especially in the heat. A body camera the officer was wearing during the search captured images and sounds from the rescue. The child can be heard screaming in the video. When Irons heard the child, she said a sense of relief filled her.

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