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The Denver Police Department released bodycam footage of two October incidents that led to officers firing their handguns.

In addition to releasing the videos, Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas and Major Crimes Division Commander Matt Clark also held a press conference on Friday to brief the public on the two officer-involved shootings.

The first incident occurred around 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 18 in the area of E. 46th Ave. and North York St., when officers responded to a call that a man was walking around and threatening people with a handgun.

Officers found a man that fit the description, walking with a bookbag, with a dog following him. Several cops approached the man. It's not immediately clear when he started carrying what looked like a handgun — before or after officers approached him. But, at some point, had an object that looked like a handgun, the footage showed.

The man walked away from the officers, who demanded that he dropped the object.

"Drop the gun," one officer could be heard saying. "Come on, bro, it's not worth it," another said.

"How can we help you? What do you need?" one of the officers said.

It appeared the man raised the weapon to his head, and the officers fired on him. Around eight gunshots can be heard in the video.

Thomas later said that the object was an airsoft gun, fashioned to look like a handgun.

"It's very difficult the way that these firearms are made. Sometimes, there's no distinguishing what the actual projectile that comes out of the weapon is," Clark said.

The man was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition. He survived his injuries and is facing multiple counts of felony menacing. He is currently stable, according to Clark