Video shows how close Fresno police officer was when he fatally shot armed woman

A Fresno police officer ordered a woman to drop a knife on six different occasions before fatally shooting her during a hostage situation in April, body camera video showed.

Fresno police on Friday released footage of the officer-involved shooting, providing context of how and why armed suspect Joanna Lopez, 39, ended up dead.

The shooting happened on the morning of April 10 near a Fresno Area Express bus stop along Blackstone Avenue near Manchester Mall…

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