Vasilios Alexander Katsouras Killed by Union City Police Department

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Category: Police - City
Old Crime Scene Address:
3800 Amy Pl
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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

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