Video of a cop in Florida shoots a man in the woods holding an axe. The officer ran up to a man described as mentally ill, attempted no de-escalation, and shot him despite not being in danger.

By Edward Era Barbacena

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office published body camera video of an officer involved shooting Friday afternoon.

First Coast News reported in April an officer shot and killed 43-year-old Kevin Mahan. JSO was initially called to the 7200 block of Morse Avenue, on the city's Westside, for a person described as mentally ill. 

The video shows the moments before the officer shot Mahan, the actual shooting and the aftermath. 

"Put the hatchet down!" the officer can be heard in the video yelling commands at Mahan. 

"Listen man, don't..." 

"Put the ax down!" the officer shouted.