Around 11:30 a.m., a 9-1-1 call reported a man yelling, agitated and perhaps on drugs in the area. Another call came in saying a second person was fighting with the first. After about 15 to 20 minutes, the man set down his backpack and pulled a knife. Officers reportedly began to back away and continued to try to calm the man. The man allegedly reached back into the backpack and pulled out a handgun. He raised the gun toward the officers, and they shot and killed him with some less-lethal rounds and some less-less lethal rounds.
Victim's Name: Name withheld by police
Agency Responsible: Fresno Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Race: Hispanic
Date of Death: August 14, 2018
County: Fresno
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Yes
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun and knife
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: Yes
Washington Post Database ID: 3967
Geography: Urban