Posted on 05/07/2015 3:16:10 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The tenant saw the building surveillance video before it was handed over to San Diego Police as evidence
A man who says he has seen surveillance footage of a fatal officer-involved shooting last week in the Midway District says it was a “quick shooting that should not have taken place.”
The San Diego Police Department has launched an investigation into the April 30 shooting in which a veteran officer did not activate his personal body cam.
The man, who does not want to be identified, works in a building across the alley from the Highlight Book Store on the 3200 block of Hancock Street. He says the video clip is about 30-seconds long and has no audio. The surveillance footage has since been turned over to police.
“I support police, but this was wrong. This guy shouldn’t have been shot based on what I saw on the video,” said the man. “The guy was walking, just normal, lazical (sic), lazy walking. If he (the officer) said ‘stop’, that’s all he said. He just opened the door, and said ‘stop’ and shot.”
The SDPD has opened an investigation into a fatal police shooting in which Officer Neal Browder did not turn on his body camera. NBC 7's Artie Ojeda has the police chief's response to the incident.
Fridoon Zalbeg Rawshannehad, 42, of San Diego was killed in the incident. The officer has been identified as Neal N. Browder, a 27-year veteran with the San Diego Police Department.
The officer was responding to a 911 call of a man threatening people with a knife. According to a police press release, the officer arrived behind the bookstore and recognized a male matching the suspect description. The officer gave verbal commands to the suspect, but he continued to advance on the officer resulting in an officer involved shooting.
Police are conducting an investigation into the shooting and say new information could be released in the next few days, but NBC San Diego has learned a knife was not found at the scene.
Lt. Paul Rorrison says investigators found a sheath for a knife on the scene, but no actual knife. He says the suspect was holding a shiny object at the time. He would not elaborate on what exactly that object is, only to say it is being processed as evidence.
A 42-year-old man was shot and killed by San Diego police outside a adult bookstore in the Midway District on April 30, 2015. NBC 7's Chris Chan reports the latest details.
Meanwhile, the man who viewed the surveillance footage says he did not see an object being held by the suspect.
“It was a quick shooting that shouldn’t have taken place. There was no aggressive action by the other guy,” he said. “Even if the cops said ‘stop,’ that doesn’t mean shoot right then, and that’s all the time he had from the time he stopped the car and opened the door, was to say stop and then shoot. There’s no three or four seconds to say it again. I was just stop the car, open the door, stop, shoot.
Investigators will also look into why the officer did not activate the record button on his body camera during the incident.
Earlier this week, Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman asked for $2.1 million for 400 more body cameras during a budget presentation to the city council. But she would not comment on why the officer did not activate his body camera.
The chief released this statement, “In any officer involved shooting, we conduct a very methodical, comprehensive, and thorough investigation and that question will be answered during the investigation. Rorrison says all of the evidence will be turned over to the District Attorney’s office for further review.
Meanwhile, family of Rawshannehad declined to comment on the shooting, asking for privacy as they mourn.
“Awww, I forgot to turn on my camera. “
“Not a problem. There were cameras outside the building. “
Was the suspect less than 21 feet away from the officer? /s
“Fridoon Zalbeg Rawshannehad”
Nice try, but you missed a couple consonants.
With a name like that, it's a good bet that the person had a poor command of English. Did he have any idea what the cop was saying?
If you live in the US, you had better lean English PDQ. But if you're a cop, you had better realize that not everyone you meet speaks English.
....$2.1 million for 400 more body cameras...
Over $5000 for one body camera. What a fraud. Which of Holder’s freinds is selling these cameras at such a high markup?
no shyt... What does a gopro cost these days? 500 tops with the needed mount?
Or perfect hearing.
Can't wait to hear the reason why the SDPD will lose the video.
There is only 1 question needing to be asked and answered:
If a person that was not wearing a magic blue costume did this, would he be under arrest already and charged??
Any cop “forgetting” to turn on his or her camera should be fired instantly with total loss of all benefits including pension. Failure to immediately report a malfunction should carry a 6 month suspension without pay for the first instance.
A second instance should be immediate termination with forfeiture of all benefits.
Period.
The man had threatened multiple people and the store owner called 911 for help after he came in and threatened an employee....
http://patch.com/california/santee/man-knife-killed-police-alley-identified-0
San Diego police officer today identified then man who reportedly was wielding a knife early Thursday in an alley behind an adult book store in the Midway District.
Fridoon Zalbeg Rawshannehad, 42, had threatened people in the 3200 block of Hancock Street near West Camino del Rio around 12:05 a.m. Thursday, San Diego police Lt. Mike Hastings said.
An employee of the Highlight Book Store called for help, as Rawshannehad then entered the business and threatened the worker before heading back outside.
An arriving officer spotted Rawshannehad behind the building and told him to drop his weapon. Wielding a knife, Rawshannehad charged at the officer, prompting him to open fire, according to Hastings.
Rawshannehad was taken to a hospital but later died, Hastings said.
Hastings said the officer who shot Rawshannehad has been with the San Diego Police Department for 27 years.
If the vid doesn't show the man "charging", the cop should be in some deep shiite.
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