Body cam captures moments officer was hurt trying to stop suspect during St. Patrick's celebration
New video shows the moment an officer was hurt trying to arrest a man near the University of Dayton this weekend.
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News Center 7′s Taylor Robertson breaks down the video and explains what led up to the arrest LIVE on News Center 7 at 11:00.
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The incident happened as students celebrated St. Patrick's Day early and hundreds of people showed up.
Dayton police say after 9 p.m. on Saturday, officers were in the area of Brown Street and Stewart Street trying to break up a large crowd.
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As officers were trying to get people to leave, someone fired shots, then ran.
Body camera video shows an officer use the front tire of his bike to trip the suspect, who has been identified as 22-year-old Elijah Murph-Heard.
The crash caused the officer to flip off his bike and hurt himself.
Murph-Heard was arrested and booked into Montgomery County Jail on having weapons while under disability, carrying a concealed weapon, receiving stolen property, obstructing official business and resisting arrest charges.
News Center 7 will continue to follow this story.
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