San Francisco police say a man killed by police after intentionally crashing a car at the Chinese Consulate was armed with a knife, and a crossbow and arrows.
earlier this month was armed with a knife, and a crossbow and arrows, offering the first official details of the attack.
The sergeant then opened fire after Yang failed to comply with orders to get on the ground. Yang was taken to a hospital, where he died. “A consulate is a place of safety and refuge where people should not have to worry about acts of violence,” said Capt. Jason Sawyer on Thursday. “This was a highly unusual event that could have easily involved many more casualties.”
Molchanov told The Associated Press that the car struck a wall and the driver was bleeding from his head as he got out of the car, yelling about the C.C.P., an abbreviation for the Chinese Communist Party. Police arrived less than a minute later, another witness, Tony Xin, told KTVU-TV.
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