Videos released Thursday by the Napa County Sheriff’s Office show one of its deputies shooting an armed man in the back as he attempted to flee through a residential neighborhood in Vallejo.
According to the sheriff’s office, the incident began when deputies tried pulling a car over in nearby American Canyon for a traffic violation. The car’s driver failed to stop, according to police, leading to a pursuit into Vallejo, where the suspect’s vehicle crashed into a fence.
After the crash, two videos captured by security cameras show a man who police say was armed being chased on foot by a deputy. The deputy then shoots the man in the back after warning him to drop his weapon, the videos show.
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Senior Investigative Reporter Bigad Shaban reports on the video’s release, and the questions it raises about whether the shooting was justified.
