Everyone should withhold comment until they watch the video.
I am sure more video of the incident will be posted in the next few days.
This article and video are from Saturday’s coverage of the incident. Other articles about events on Sunday are at the OC Register. http://www.ocregister.com
Through searching for articles, it appears that the local stories in this case give a better picture of what happened.
If you wait until the story hits the AP or Reuters the story is washed of important details.
Fatal police shooting incites melee in Anaheim
http://www.ocregister.com/news/dunn-364896-officer-police.html
About 4 p.m., officers chased three men for unknown reasons and caught up to one of them in front of an apartment complex in the 700 block of North Anna, Dunn reported.
“At that time the officer-involved shooting occurred,” he said.
Neighbors and friends, however, demanded answers, asking for Anaheim Police Chief John Welter to show up and address the crowd.
“We were all waiting for him to come and talk to the community and give us an explanation. Why kill this man?” said Yesenia Rojas, a 34-year-old woman who lives in the neighborhood and said she knew the man as a good person.
Dunn said the officers shot the bean bags and pepper balls because the crowd was getting too close to the officers who were trying to detain a person suspected of being with a group that attempted to throw a bottle or rock at police.
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Police reportedly tried to buy any video taken by witnesses on their cellphones. Dunn said that he didn’t know whether the allegations were true. He said it’s unclear whether it’s against Anaheim Police policy to do so but said that the agency would look into the matter.
In the past, Dunn said, that officers will ask for cellphone video as evidence, but that he doesn’t know of instances where officers would pay for it.