An older woman called 911 reporting that an unknown person was in her backyard pounding on a sliding glass door, police said. When two officers responded to the home they found the man in the backyard "armed with a claw-style garden tool that had three steel spikes." The officers ordered the man to drop the weapon, but he did not comply and instead charged the officers with the weapon. He was shot and killed.
Victim's Name: Vasilios Alexander Katsouras
Agency Responsible: Union City Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Race: White
Date of Death: January 18, 2016
County: Alameda
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Yes
Armed: Unclear
Weapon: garden tool
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: Yes
Washington Post Database ID: 1189
Geography: Suburban