The Brief
- Oakland police on Wednesday released body camera footage of a July officer-involved shooting that left a man dead.
- The video appears to show the suspect taking a makeshift spear in hand and moving threateningly toward the officers just before the shooting.
- The suspect died at the scene.
OAKLAND, Calif. – Oakland police on Wednesday released body camera footage of a July confrontation with an allegedly armed man near the Fruitvale District that ended with officers opening fire and killing the suspect.
What the video shows
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The Oakland Police Department released video from two officers’ body cameras depicting events leading up to the fatal July 13 shooting. The videos depict several officers arriving at the scene around a homeless encampment near 40th Avenue and International Boulevard where they found Jose Angel Castillo, 43, carrying what authorities alleged to be two makeshift spears.
In the video, officers repeatedly ordered Castillo to drop the weapons, but he refused and can be heard insisting he “was doing nothing” as he walked down the street away from police.…