Was not bank robbery. A woman droeb up to use the atm outside of the wells fargo behind me and she saw a man pacing, acting very agitated with a gun clearly visible. She calls 911 and thats when officers responded. The officers recognized the man. They say he was well known in the redwood city area, they had been ware of him since he was 8 years old, so they started engaging him in conversation, talking to hum, trying to get him to drop the gun but he refused and after multiple minutes witnesses say this happened next. The gentleman wasnt complying with the officers demand, so it seemed to me he pulled something out of his sweater at which point the officers started firing their weapons and wounding the gentleman. He fell to the ground. Reporter and the interim police chief say he didnt just pull the gun out of his sweater. H fired in the officers direction. None of the officers were hit. The suspect is a 30yearold hispanic man who lived in redwood city. He had been in and out of jail
New accounts of the dangerous situation that unfolded this afternoon. Nbc bay areas Marianne Favro is live in redwood city where shes been most of the evening and she has the new details. Good evening, marianne. Reporter good evening, vicky. Well, police just left this area a few minutes ago after spending more than eight hours processing this crime scene. They first responded here outside this Wells Fargo Bank after a customer reported a man wielding a gun near the atm. This video taken by a witness shows several Police Officers with guns pointed at the suspect. Police say they responded to a call from a woman who reported seeing a man with a gun pacing in front of an atm machine at this Wells Fargo Bank on broadway. Police say several officers tried to convince the man to surrender. This is what happened when he didnt. [ gunshots ] at some point he took a combative stance from his normal pacing stance. So he stopped. Took the weapon purposely, pointed it at the officers and shot in t
Which point the officers started firing their weapons and wounding the gentleman and he fell to the ground. Police say the suspect is a 30yearold man who has a criminal history and lives in redwood city. He was someone theyve known for years. The d. A. s office is investigating the shooting. Meantime, six people including two children were hurt after a violent crash near San Franciscos Golden Gate Park this morning. According to a witness, a speeding silver mercedes tboned a black acura at the intersection there. The acura rolled over and the mercedes slammed into a wall inside the park. The Fire Department says all those who were hurt suffered nonlife threatening injuries. A grieving Law Enforcement community said goodbye to a fallen chp officer today. Officer Andrew Camilleri lost his Life Christmas eve when his patrol car was hit by a suspected impaired driver. He was a rookie cop who graduated from the chp academy just eight months ago. Cornell barnard was at todays memorial. Repor
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