A video from the Newport Beach Police Department shows the brief scuffle that ultimately ended when an officer shot and killed a motorcyclist who stole his taser.
The deadly shooting happened on April 1, during a traffic stop along Pacific Coast Highway between Superior Avenue and Hoag Hospital. The officer pulled over 45-year-old Geoff Shyam Stirling at roughly 9:15 p.m. after he allegedly drove through a red light.
The dash camera video from the officer’s car shows Stirling being uncooperative and refusing to sit on the curb while detained. It also showed Stirling lunging at the officer after he briefly turned his back while radioing for an additional unit…