HARTFORD - The Connecticut Inspector General on Monday released body and dash cam videos of a police shooting on Friday that critically wounded a man who approached officers with a knife while experiencing an "acute mental health crisis."

Hartford Police Officer Joseph Magnano fired nine shots at Steven Jones as he walked toward him holding a large knife Friday morning, Inspector General Eliot D. Prescott wrote in a news release. Magnano and other officers repeatedly had warned Jones to drop the weapon, Prescott wrote.

WARNING: Hartford Police Officer Joseph Magnano's body camera video contains graphic content and language that may be disturbing or offensive to some viewers

Prescott said Jones, whom he described as a 55-year-old Black man, remained in critical condition on Monday.

It is the second time a Hartford resident was shot by a city police officer in nine days. Everard Walker - who also was suffering from a mental health issue and had a knife - died after being shot on Feb. 19. Walker raised a knife in a way that indicated he was about to stab an officer who had fallen backward during a scuffle, Prescott said in that preliminary report.

The shooting on Friday culminated a 12-minute encounter with police that included Jones chasing another officer, who jogged backward to get away, the release said.

WARNING: Dash camera video contains graphic content and language that may be disturbing or offensive to some viewers

The shooting unfolded in front of Jones' Blue Hills Avenue home where police were called around 11 a.m. Friday because the man was reported to be experiencing an "acute mental health crisis," Prescott said in the release. A family member had called 911 and said Jones had cut himself and had a knife in his hand, the release said.

Hartford Police Officer Josue Charles was the first to arrive at 11:07 a.m. and saw Jones standing on a small front stoop at the entrance to his apartment, the release said, holding a large knife. Jones walked to the sidewalk toward Charles, "who maintained distance from him," it said.  

WARNING: Officer Josue Charles' body camera footage contains graphic content and language that may be disturbing or offensive to some viewers

When Jones failed to drop the knife as Charles instructed him, the officer deployed his Taser several times, but it failed to stop Jones, the release said.  

The video from Charles' body camera captures him saying the Taser was "ineffective." It also indicated that Charles may have been familiar with the man, referring to him as "Stevie" while trying to coax him into dropping the blade.  

At 11:09 a.m., Officer James Prignano, arrived, and "Jones began to chase Prignano around his cruiser and out to the middle of Blue Hills Avenue, but Prignano was able to backpedal and maintain distance from Jones," the release said.    

WARNING: Officer James Prignano's body camera footage contains graphic content and language that may be disturbing or offensive to some viewers

Jones slowed to a walk but still was holding the knife, the release said. Officer Jackeline Torres arrived at 11:10 p.m. to help the other officers persuade Jones to drop the knife. She can be heard asking in at least one video if anyone else has a  Taser .

Prignano spoke to Jones calmly, using a conversational tone, his body-cam video showed.

"My man, you don't want to get shot. Think about it. Drop the knife. We just want to get you help."

After repeatedly yelling for Jones to drop the knife, Torres also tried to strike a more conciliatory tone, saying, "You've gotta drop it, honey," her body-cam video showed.

Torres told Prignano to back up at one point. Police officers are typically trained to stay 10 feet away from someone with a knife, and Prignano appeared to be closer at times.

Guns drawn, the three officers formed a semicircle around a silent Jones and tried to get him to drop the knife, while bystanders pleaded with him to do the same, it said.

WARNING: Officer Jackeline Torres' body camera footage contains graphic content and language that may be disturbing or offensive to some viewers

A fourth officer, Magnano, arrived at 11:12 a.m., got out of his police car and quickly walked over to where Jones and the other officers were standing, pointing his gun at Jones and yelling for him to drop the knife, his dash and body-camera footage shows.

Jones, who earlier seemed to sway and lurch forward in near stumbles, then turned and began to walk steadily toward Magnano, who continued to order him to drop the weapon, the videos show.  

Prignano, who kept his gun in his hand but down much of the time, can be seen and heard on his body-cam video waving his left hand to Magnano in an apparent effort to get him to back off a bit.

"Magnano, Magnano," Prignano said, according to the video.

Magnano told Jones, "You're going to get shot," the release said.

"Officer Magnano walked backwards to maintain the distance between himself and Jones. When Jones and Officer Magnano walked into the middle of the intersection of Blue Hills Avenue and Euclid Street, Officer Magnano yelled: 'Last time, drop the knife, drop it,'" it said.

Magnano then fired nine shots at Jones, who fell to the ground, video showed.

Magnano can be heard cursing loudly on his body-cam video after he fired.

His dashboard camera video showed him putting his hands on his head after the incident.

This article originally published at Videos show Hartford police officer firing 9 shots at man armed with knife.