Alameda County sheriff's deputies shoot and kill man near San Leandro
SAN LEANDRO, Calif. - Alameda County sheriff's deputies shot and killed an unarmed man early Monday morning near San Leandro, according to the California Attorney General's Office.
Surveillance video obtained by KTVU shows the man slowly walking toward deputies before raising an object at them.
"Hands up!" a deputy says before "Gun! Gun! Gun! Gun!" is heard. Two deputies opened fire, killing him.
Although deputies believe the man was armed with a gun, he was not, which prompted the attorney general's office to investigate instead of the Alameda County district attorney's office, in accordance with state law.
Neighbors tell KTVU authorities later discovered he had been holding a pipe.
It happened on Selborne Drive in the hills above San Leandro and I-580 at about 3-15 a.m. The sheriff's office said the man called 911, saying he had a gun, wanted to harm others and needed to speak with law enforcement.
According to the sheriff's office, deputies set up a perimeter. Officials said at one point, the person came out and "presented an immediate threat to the deputies." That's when the deputies shot at the person, who later died from his injuries.
The sheriff's office said no deputies were injured.
Throughout the day, investigators with the state attorney general's office focused their attention on the street, which was littered with evidence markers, bags and clothing.
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The AG's Office is currently investigating roughly 50 such cases of police killing unarmed people in the state of California. The AG's Office has closed about three dozen cases since the law took effect in July 2021. The most recent one in the Bay Area happened last month, when a Richmond police detective on his way to work shot and killed a man who allegedly came at him with a jack.