'Shoot me, shoot me!' Rookie cop praised for NOT firing at murder suspect who charged at him in terrifying confrontation caught on his bodycam （video）

Officer Jesse Kidder was confronted by Michael Wilcox, 27, in Ohio
Suspect allegedly shot his fiance and best friend in separate incidents
During a police chase he got out of his car and charged at Kidder
Wilcox repeatedly said 'shoot me', but the cop constantly refused
Eventually Wilcox submitted and surrendered to Kidder and his partner
The former Marine had only been on the New Richmond force a year

An Ohio police officer has been praised for not firing at an armed double murder suspect as he charged at him during a terrifying incident caught on a bodycam.

Former Marine Jesse Kidder was in a patrol car chasing Michael Wilcox, who allegedly gunned down is fiance and best friend, in New Richmond on Thursday when they stopped and continued the confrontation on foot.

The 27-year-old accused killer then started sprinting towards Kidder, asking him to shoot.

The officer had been warned by dispatchers before he arrived at the scene that the suspect might try 'suicide by cop'.

Former Marine Jesse Kidder (right) has been praised for 'restraint and maturity' after he refused not to use deadly force against an armed double murder suspect. He had only been on his Ohio police force a year

At one point Wilcox said: 'Shoot me or I'll shoot you', but the Purple Heart winner refuses and responds by saying: 'I don't want to.'

Eventually the suspect surrendered and lay on the ground with his hands outstretched as backup arrived, allowing Kidder's partner to handcuff him.

The footage shows Kidder's gun aiming at Wilcox throughout the encounter.

The officer told Cincinnati's WLWT: 'I was trying to open a dialogue with him. 'I don't want to shoot you, get on the ground,' but he wasn't having it.

'He got towards my face right as I lost balance. I'm thinking, at this point, that if he goes into attack me, that I'll have to use deadly force to defend myself.'

Despite the tense confrontation, which could have quickly turned deadly, Kidder said he had to make sure his decision was correct.

'Law enforcement officers all across the nation have to deal with split-second decisions that mean life or death. I wanted to be absolutely sure before I used deadly force.'

After the clip surfaced, Richmond Police Chief Randy Harvey, led the response for the cop's actions.

'For him to make the judgment call that he did shows great restraint and maturity,' he said.

'This video footage, it eliminated all doubt that this officer would have been justified if in fact it came to a shooting.'

Kidder, who did two tours of duty in Iraq, also revealed that a member of his family gave him the body cam after Michael Brown was shot dead by Darren Wilson in Ferguson last August.

Harvey is now fundraising so all his cops can wear the devices.

Wilcox was being held on Saturday on a $2m bond.

Kidder's actions come in the midst of controversy and protests around the country over police officers shooting suspects dead.

Eventually the suspect surrendered and lay on the ground with his hands outstretched as backup arrived, allowing Kidder's partner to handcuff him