On Tuesday, Salinas police answered a 911 call claiming "a man tried to break into a home and threatened to kill the resident." Police later responded by shooting the suspect to death on a busy street corner, all of which was captured on video.
CBS SF has more:
The resident told police that the man was armed with scissors and had gone inside the home and also tried to kill the victim’s dog and exposed his genitals while making sexually explicit comments.Officers found the suspect walking on Elkington Avenue and noticed he had a large pair of gardening shears in his backpack, police said.
Officers demanded he get onto the ground but the man ignored the commands.
Police said the officers tried to use a Taser on the man but it was ineffective and he continued walking away, eventually pulling the gardening shears from his backpack and swinging them toward the officers.Fearing being slashed or stabbed, the two officers fired their guns at the man and he was pronounced dead on the street.
Shortyl after the shooting (warning: graphic), a woman can be heard screaming at the cops, "Why the fuck didn't you Taser him. Motherfuckers, stupid asses."
The two officers involved have been placed on paid administrative leave pending investigation. The name of the the victim has yet to be released.
