The officers who shot a Pacifica woman acted in self-defense and defense of others, according to the district attorney.
SAN MATEO COUNTY — Two Pacifica police officers who used deadly force in reaction to a woman pointing a gun first at one, then at the other were justified, the district attorney said Friday following an investigation.
“When the officers responded, the only reasonable assumption was that there was an armed and dangerous suspect in the proximity of the apartment complex who, minutes earlier, had demonstrated that she posed a threat of death or great bodily injury,” Wagstaffe wrote in the report. As the vehicle approached, Arrais pointed a Glock handgun at Contreras. He fell to the ground, where he sustained abrasions to his elbow and knee. From the other side of the car, Fry made a commotion for a split second, in an attempt to take Arrais’s focus off Contreras, according to the DA’s report.
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