The video shows the man withstanding multiple strikes from less-lethal weapons like a beanbag gun and stun guns before he is shot once by an officer armed with a rifle.
SAN PABLO — Body-worn camera footage and 911 audio released Friday reveal new details about an incident in September when policeThe man, who was later identified as 44-year-old Andre Smith, was initially listed in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the upper-right portion of his leg. He was eventually released from the hospital and now faces criminal charges in the incident.
When officers arrived to the home shortly thereafter, Smith locked himself in a room and wouldn’t leave or speak to them, police said. Since he was not being violent, police said, the officers left the scene, and Smith’s wife agreed that she would call them again if she needed help. A large group of officers rushed to the house on Dover Avenue; when the video starts, Smith can be seen in the front yard of the property. One officer yanks Smith’s wife out of a car parked in the house’s front driveway and leads her away from the scene as she sobs.
Smith then runs to a side yard, throwing one of the poles at police as he does. An elderly woman and two children remained inside the house during the standoff, police said. Finally, Smith grabs a folding chair, using it as a shield, and charges at officers with the pole still in his hand. One officer’s body-camera video shows what happens next: Smith swings at the officer closest to him, narrowly missing, before the officer wearing the camera fires a single round from a rifle and Smith falls to the ground.
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