Hayward officer shoots, kills man who attacked him
HAYWARD A 20-year-old man was shot and killed by a Hayward police officer on Wednesday after he got into a "violent struggle" with the patrolman who was in the area responding to a call.
The officer-involved shooting occurred in the 100 block of Laurel Avenue, just off Meekland Avenue, in the unincorporated community of Cherryland about 2:35 p.m.
The shooting involving a six-year veteran of the Hayward Police Department is being investigated by the Alameda County Sheriff's Office, which has jurisdiction over the area, and the Alameda County District Attorney's Office, said sheriff's Sgt. Scott Dudek.
Dudek, a lead homicide detective for the sheriff's office, identified the man who was shot by the officer as Nasir Solis, who is known by authorities to frequent the Cherryland community and who has a minor criminal record.
Dudek said the officer who fatally shot Solis suffered facial injuries and was treated at a local hospital before being released later in the day. The officer, Dudek said, has been placed on administrative leave by the Hayward Police Department.
At the request of Hayward police, Dudek declined to release the officer's name or age. Sheriff's detectives are also waiting to interview the officer, Dudek said.
Dudek said the Hayward officer was responding to a call in the area when he spotted Solis fighting with another man with what was thought to be a pipe. The person whom Solis was fighting, witnesses said earlier, was his 22-year-old brother, Alberto Solis.
The fight began after Solis accused his brother and a mutual friend of stealing his bicycle, said Mark Mata, who was interviewed extensively by sheriff's detectives.
The officer pulled his unit over and walked to a home on Laurel to break up the fight. But as the officer approached, Dudek said, Solis turned and rushed the officer.
"As the officer got out of the car, he was almost instantaneously attacked by Solis," Dudek said. "He may have had some sort of pipe in his hand, it appears at this point."
Witnesses said the officer used his baton in an attempt to gain control of Solis, but Solis continued his violent assault.
The officer and Solis engaged in what Dudek described as a "protracted fight," rolling on the ground in front of stunned residents. Unable to subdue Solis and fearing for his safety, Dudek said the officer drew his service revolver and shot Solis.
Dudek was unable to say how many shots the officer fired, but Solis who was involved in an incident on Laurel earlier in the day was pronounced dead at the scene.
Witnesses said they heard four or five shots.
Solis' mother, Maria Joya, arrived at the scene and stood on the corner of Laurel and Meekland, worried that it was her son lying in the street 150 yards away.
She returned an hour later with her daughter, Linda Beltram, asking people in the crowd if it was her son who was shot by the officer. Hours earlier, Beltram said, her mother received a call from Alberto Solis, who was trying to tell Joya about what happened.
But the cell phone went dead and no one answered when Joya attempted to return her son's call.
Beltram and Joya had their worst fears confirmed when they were invited by a television crew to look at video of the man who was lying face down on the street.
"Oh my God," Beltram cried as she looked at the video, clutching her grieving mother. "It looks just like him! Oh my God, mommy. It's Nasir."
Paul Fernandez, 37, and Eli Lomeli, 27, said they witnessed the fight and were interviewed by sheriff's investigators. Both said the officer was fighting for his life and had little choice but to shoot Solis.
"The cop was beating him with his baton, but the dude was getting the better of the cop," Fernandez said. "He was pulling the head of the cop. We were thinking about going over to help him.
"But the cop did what he had to do to go home."
Mata, however, said he thinks the officer didn't have to shoot and kill Solis, whom he called a close friend. He also said the officer never gave Solis a warning before he got out of his patrol car and confronted the man.
"The officer should have given him a warning," Mata said. "He just got out of his car and attacked him with his club. The cop was doing his job.
"But the thing he did that was wrong was shoot."
HAYWARD A 20-year-old man was shot and killed by a Hayward police officer on Wednesday after he got into a "violent struggle" with the patrolman who was in the area responding to a call.
The officer-involved shooting occurred in the 100 block of Laurel Avenue, just off Meekland Avenue, in the unincorporated community of Cherryland about 2:35 p.m.
The shooting involving a six-year veteran of the Hayward Police Department is being investigated by the Alameda County Sheriff's Office, which has jurisdiction over the area, and the Alameda County District Attorney's Office, said sheriff's Sgt. Scott Dudek.
Dudek, a lead homicide detective for the sheriff's office, identified the man who was shot by the officer as Nasir Solis, who is known by authorities to frequent the Cherryland community and who has a minor criminal record.
Dudek said the officer who fatally shot Solis suffered facial injuries and was treated at a local hospital before being released later in the day. The officer, Dudek said, has been placed on administrative leave by the Hayward Police Department.
At the request of Hayward police, Dudek declined to release the officer's name or age. Sheriff's detectives are also waiting to interview the officer, Dudek said.
Dudek said the Hayward officer was responding to a call in the area when he spotted Solis fighting with another man with what was thought to be a pipe. The person whom Solis was fighting, witnesses said earlier, was his 22-year-old brother, Alberto Solis.
The fight began after Solis accused his brother and a mutual friend of stealing his bicycle, said Mark Mata, who was interviewed extensively by sheriff's detectives.
The officer pulled his unit over and walked to a home on Laurel to break up the fight. But as the officer approached, Dudek said, Solis turned and rushed the officer.
"As the officer got out of the car, he was almost instantaneously attacked by Solis," Dudek said. "He may have had some sort of pipe in his hand, it appears at this point."
Witnesses said the officer used his baton in an attempt to gain control of Solis, but Solis continued his violent assault.
The officer and Solis engaged in what Dudek described as a "protracted fight," rolling on the ground in front of stunned residents. Unable to subdue Solis and fearing for his safety, Dudek said the officer drew his service revolver and shot Solis.
Dudek was unable to say how many shots the officer fired, but Solis who was involved in an incident on Laurel earlier in the day was pronounced dead at the scene.
Witnesses said they heard four or five shots.
Solis' mother, Maria Joya, arrived at the scene and stood on the corner of Laurel and Meekland, worried that it was her son lying in the street 150 yards away.
She returned an hour later with her daughter, Linda Beltram, asking people in the crowd if it was her son who was shot by the officer. Hours earlier, Beltram said, her mother received a call from Alberto Solis, who was trying to tell Joya about what happened.
But the cell phone went dead and no one answered when Joya attempted to return her son's call.
Beltram and Joya had their worst fears confirmed when they were invited by a television crew to look at video of the man who was lying face down on the street.
"Oh my God," Beltram cried as she looked at the video, clutching her grieving mother. "It looks just like him! Oh my God, mommy. It's Nasir."
Paul Fernandez, 37, and Eli Lomeli, 27, said they witnessed the fight and were interviewed by sheriff's investigators. Both said the officer was fighting for his life and had little choice but to shoot Solis.
"The cop was beating him with his baton, but the dude was getting the better of the cop," Fernandez said. "He was pulling the head of the cop. We were thinking about going over to help him.
"But the cop did what he had to do to go home."
Mata, however, said he thinks the officer didn't have to shoot and kill Solis, whom he called a close friend. He also said the officer never gave Solis a warning before he got out of his patrol car and confronted the man.
"The officer should have given him a warning," Mata said. "He just got out of his car and attacked him with his club. The cop was doing his job.
"But the thing he did that was wrong was shoot."
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