The family of a man shot and killed by police in Fullerton is filing a legal claim against the city for wrongful death and violation of civil rights.
Officers originally responded to the 700 block of West Orangethorpe Avenue on a domestic disturbance call on March 15 at 11:51 p.m.
“The reporting party told the call taker that his 19-year-old brother had a knife and swung it at his father,” the Fullerton Police Department said in a press release issued the following morning.
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When they arrived at the scene, they contacted the 19-year-old, identified as Pedro Garcia, outside the residence. He was not compliant with officers’ instructions and after several commands, police say he lifted his shirt and removed “what appeared to be a gun” from his waistband.
It was at that moment that officers opened fire. Immediately after the shooting, the officers began life-saving measures until paramedics arrived; however, Garcia was pronounced dead at the scene…