The Long Beach Police Department released video of a deadly confrontation with a home invasion suspect. The suspect ended up being a 17-year-old boy armed with a replica gun.
The Long Beach Police Department released video of a deadly confrontation with a home invasion suspect.PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Long Beach police fatally shoot man armed with replica gun during home invasionVideo from the scene shows officers shot the 17-year-old boy after he pointed what investigators later determined was a replica gun.The fatal shooting occurred on Friday, April 26 in what began as a 911 call about a break-in. Officers responded to a call just after 8:30 p.m.
Arriving officers said they learned that an armed suspect was still in the yard of the home following an armed home invasion robbery. The video shows officers giving the suspect verbal demands to drop the weapon. "I don’t want to hurt you, none of us do," one officer said in the video. The same officer is then heard saying, "Can you put that thing down please?"However, the suspect did not comply and was struck by police gunfire after pointing the weapon at officers.
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