Stockton Police Shoot Armed Man Who Charged At Them Outside Headquarters

STOCKTON (CBS13) – A antheral has been changeable and killed by Stockton constabulary officers aft helium allegedly fired astatine constabulary extracurricular of constabulary headquarters.

The shooting happened astir 8: 30 a.m. successful the parking batch successful beforehand of the Stockton Police Department Operations Building astatine 22 E. Market Street, according to a constabulary section statement. Police accidental the antheral arrived astatine the parking batch and began firing a semi-automatic handgun. Several constabulary officers past changeable the man, hitting him. Paramedics arrived astatine the country and declared the antheral deceased.

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“Unfortunately, we’re seeing much cases similar this, not conscionable successful our country — whether it beryllium ambushes oregon assaults connected constabulary officers oregon their gathering oregon operations buildings. We’ve been seeing an summation of this truly nationally and it’s highly concerning,” said Stockton Police Chief Scott Jones.

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Jones said constabulary were forced to fire. Officers ordered the fishy to driblet the gun, but it wasn’t until helium charged astatine officers that they opened fire, said Chief Jones.

No officers were injured during the incident. There were civilians extracurricular the office astatine the clip but they were besides unharmed, Jones says.

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The incidental is present nether investigation.