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Law enforcement respond to the Chinese consulate in San Francisco on October 9 after a car crashed into the building. last week was armed with a knife and had a loaded crossbow in his car before he was shot and killed by police, authorities said Thursday.
One video shows an officer arriving at the scene and running into a building inside of which appears a blue sedan has crashed. As the officer makes his way farther into the building, the camera moves closer to a man dressed in a blue T-shirt and pants while covering his face. Eventually, the man is pushed against a wall, as a voice is heard asking him if he’s armed with a gun. Seconds later, an officer fires his gun at the man, who then collapses onto the floor.
“Mr. Yang made multiple, rapid downward swinging motions with the knife towards the direction of the sergeant and security guard,” Im added. According to released 911 calls, witnesses said there were roughly 30 people in the lobby when a car crashed into the consulate building. One caller told a dispatcher the driver intentionally crashed into the building. A witness video also shows more than a dozen people fleeing the building as security guards try to subdue Yang as he stood next to his crashed car in the lobby.
According to Molchanov, the driver exited the car shouting, “Where is CCP?” – an apparent reference to the Chinese Communist Party. The driver then started to fight with security guards, he said. San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott said multiple search warrants have been served, and evidence has been seized from Yang’s apartment, adding they cannot release a motive at this time.
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