Two California police officers fired more than 70 shots while chasing a suspect through a residential neighborhood last year, which resulted in the suspect's death.
Two California police officers fired more than 70 shots while chasing a suspect through a residential neighborhood last year, which resulted in the suspect's death, a review by the Orange County District Attorney's Office found.
The suspect, identified as 51-year-old Eliuth Penaloza Nava, was parked outside of his parents' home, and the caller requested that law enforcement assist in"kicking him out," saying,"They've gone through this issue before." The officers then activate the patrol car's sirens, and soon after, the officer who is driving shoots through the patrol car's windshield dozens of times as he pursues the truck.
Once one of the officers states that the suspect has been hit and that they can see him bleeding, they stop the car and fire more shots as they approach the truck on foot. The officers fired a total of 76 rounds, according to the report by the district attorney's office. The officer who was driving, Kevin Pedersen, fired 64 shots, while the officer in the passenger seat, Sean Staymates, fired 12 shots, the review states.
The district attorney's office characterized the officers' actions as"alarming and irresponsible," considering that the incident occurred on a Saturday morning when"residents, including children," were home and on the streets, according to the report.
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