San Francisco police have released video of a deadly officer-involved shooting. That video appears to show the man who died firing at least one shot at an officer before the officer opened fire. This shooting happened 10 days ago. Officers say this incident is still under investigation.
Police say shortly before 11:30 p.m. on the evening of July 21, they received a call that a man had been robbed. The suspect took his electric scooter at gunpoint. In one of the bodyworn camera videos, the victim tells police the robber had a gray pistol and he was last seen on a red and black scooter headed off in an unknown direction. "The officers then provided the suspect description by radio," said Acting Commander Mark Im from the San Francisco Police Department.
Lopez continued running away on Willow Street," said Acting Commander Im. "While running, Mr. Lopez raised his left arm, in which he held a firearm, turned his head back and held the firearm out behind him and fired at officer number one."The video shows that about a second and a half later, Lopez appears to turn and aim at the pursuing officer for a second time. "Officer number one stopped running, unholstered his firearm, and returned fire," said Acting Commander Im.
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