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A Colorado sheriff’s deputy has been accused of ‘murdering’ a man who called 911 for help moving his car after shooting him five times in a lengthy standoff.
Andrew Buen, 29, shot and killed Christian Glass, 22, after he pulled out a knife and refused to get out of his vehicle on June 11 in Denver, Colorado.
The officer, who the DailyMail.com is exclusively picturing, can be heard in his bodycam footage telling Glass not to throw his knives out of the vehicle.
Christian Glass, 22, had even tried to make heart-shaped signals for help when he was tasered and shot with bean bags before being killed.
It is unclear how long Buen has been a deputy for Clear Creek County Sheriff’s department for, but footage shows him smashing the window of Glass’ vehicle.
Shortly after the fatal incident, Buen can be heard admitting shooting Glass, telling a fellow officer: ‘He started screaming verbal threats that he was going to kill us all.
‘I switched to lethal cover, again with the threats and he went after another officer. When he went after him that’s when I fired.’
Buen was back on patrol a few days later, and has not been suspended pending the ongoing investigation.
It is currently unclear if Buen will ultimately face charges, but Glass's parents have said their son's death was murder.
Andrew Buen, 29, shot and killed Christian Glass, 22, after he pulled out a knife and refused to get out of his vehicle on June 11 in Denver, Colorado
It is unclear how long Buen has been a deputy for Clear Creek County Sheriff’s department for, but footage shows him smashing the window of Glass’ vehicle and firing off a taser before the fatal shooting
Christian Glass, 22, had tried to make heart-shaped signals for help when he was tasered and shot by officers five times in Denver, Colorado
An autopsy report released on Tuesday show Glass was struck five time by bullets and had superficial knife wounds where he stabbed himself
Clear Creek County Sheriff’s office said that he was shot on June 11 in Denver, Colorado, after becoming ‘argumentative and uncooperative’ with officers.
According to his parents, Sally and Simon Glass, Deputy Andrew Buen was the one who fired the fatal shots, with the name coming from prosecutors.
Sally, from Kent and Simon, from New Zealand, have both demanded that the sheriff take the incident seriously, branding their son’s death as ‘murder’.
They said their son took Ritalin for his ADHD, which may have explained the presence of amphetamines in his system.
Officers became engaged with Glass after he called for help after crashing his car on a rural road, sparking a one hour stand off between the driver and cops.
Another deputy called to the scene to investigate the homicide muted their body camera video during most of his investigation.
An autopsy report released on Tuesday show he was struck five time by bullets and had superficial knife wounds where he stabbed himself.
He also had trace amounts of alcohol, cannabis and amphetamine in his system, with his parents explaining that his ADHA medication, Ritalin, can also show up as an amphetamine.
His parents, Sally and Simon Glass (left), say that their son was 'not aggressive' and say that his death was 'murder'
Shortly after the fatal incident, Buen can be heard admitting shooting Glass, telling a fellow officer: ‘He started screaming verbal threats that he was going to kill us all
Simon and Sally Glass are demanding accountability for their son's death saying that the officers who shot him should be sacked
Glass, 22, (pictured) was shot after a one-hour stand off where he refused to get out of his car while holding a knife
Lawyers for the Glass family, Qusair Mohamedbhai and Siddhartha Rathod, said that Buen was back on patrol within days of the incident.
His father said that his son had ‘trusted’ that the police would come and help him, adding: ‘Instead they attacked and killed him.
'The killer struck Christian five times to make sure’.
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