The Concord Police Department released body-worn camera footage and videos last week showing an officer shooting an armed man who police say committed an armed robbery at a credit union in April.
The department identified the officer as Sergeant Ramirez and the suspect as Cruz Vargas, 29. A second suspect in the incident was identified as Elijah Phillips, 21.
The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office charged Vargas, who was injured in the shooting, with several felonies, including robbery, evading, brandishing a firearm at a peace officer, and hit-and-run, among others, police said. The DA’s office charged Phillips with three counts of robbery, two counts of carjacking and possession of a machine gun, according to police…