THERE WAS ANOTHER FATAL OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN ANAHEIM, LAST NIGHT... I THINK THE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE A BIT DIFFERENT, THO...
Anaheim Police Shoot, Kill Man Pulled Over for Traffic Stop
Last Edited: Thursday, 08 Jan 2009, 8:01 AM PST
Created: Thursday, 08 Jan 2009, 5:06 AM PST
Fox 11 News
ANAHEIM -- Police shot to death a man who had been pulled over for a traffic stop at a 7-Eleven parking lot in Anaheim early Thursday morning.
The man's compact was pulled over by Anaheim police in the parking lot of the convenience store at Brookhurst Street and Orange Avenue shortly after 12:10 a.m., said Anaheim police Sgt. Rick Martinez. The reason for the traffic stop was not immediately released.
Roughly 12 minutes later, an officer-involved shooting occurred, Martinez said. His vehicle appeared to have been riddled with bullets, a camera crew reported.
The man was declared dead shortly after arriving at UC Irvine Medical Center, Martinez said. His name was withheld pending notification of the family.
Martinez said what triggered the shooting was under investigation.
"We believe he was armed with a handgun," Martinez said, adding that the weapon was recovered "either in, or near the vehicle."
Martinez said it was not immediately known whether the man fired the weapon at police, but no officers were hurt.
Anaheim police detectives and Orange County District Attorney investigators were summoned to the scene to investigate the shooting.
12 MINUTES WHERE KNOW ONE KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED... POLICE ARE STARTIN TO THINK THEY CAN DO WHAT THEY PLEASE... WATCH YOUR HIDES, PEOPLE...