911 call, surveillance video, shed new light on investigation
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WAVY) – “I thought he was going to [expletive] rape me.”
Those were the words that James City County police officer Michael Rusk screamed at a 911 operator shortly after allegedly shooting and seriously hurting Sgt. Christopher Gibson outside a Williamsburg bar in January.
Rusk is facing charges in connection to the January shooting, which investigators initially said happened as a result of a “verbal argument” after a night of drinking. The 911 call made by the alleged shooter, however, along with surveillance video exclusively obtained by 10 On Your Side, shows another side of the story.
Rusk’s family and lawyers agree the evidence makes a case for self defense, after he says he suffered unwanted sexual advances from his superior officer.
The call was made in the early hours of January 25, from outside a bar on Scotland Street in Williamsburg. That’s when James City County officer Michael Rusk allegedly shot Sgt. Gibson.
Rusk calls and immediately states his name and badge number to the dispatcher before saying, “I shot Sergeant Gibson!” He goes on to say, “I pulled a gun on him because he was [expletive] advancing on me.”
Rusk’s dad tells 10 On Your Side his son had been subject to unwanted sexual advances from Gibson for about a year prior to the shooting.
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