Fullerton Police Dispatch received a 9-1-1 call on June 15, 2024, at 5:04 am regarding a male armed with knives and threatening people in the 200 block of E. Imperial Hwy. The reporting party told the call taker he was a victim of weapon brandishing and to send multiple officers due to the male’s dangerous behavior.
Fullerton Police Officers arrived on the scene and contacted a male adult, matching the provided description, holding what appeared to be a knife in each hand. The male was directed multiple times to drop his weapons; however, he was uncooperative with the commands. The male suddenly began running towards officers with the knives in his hands and failed to comply with commands to stop. An officer-involved shooting then occurred.
Officers began life-saving measures while paramedics responded. The suspect was transported to a local trauma center, where he was later pronounced deceased. At this time, we have no information about any injuries to witnesses or potential victims of this incident. No officers were injured.
A knife and a boxcutter were located at the scene in close proximity to the suspect (pictured below).
Photos of the knives recovered at the scene of a Fullerton PD Officer Involved Shooting.
As standard protocol, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office responded to conduct an independent investigation into the actions of the officers during this officer-involved shooting. Fullerton Police Crimes Against Persons Detectives will investigate potential criminal acts committed by the suspect.
Per State Law, we will release all relevant videos, recordings, and images via a Critical Incident Community Briefing Video within 45 days.
The deceased suspect’s identity will be released by the Orange County Coroner.
This investigation is ongoing. Based on the initial 9-1-1 call, we believe there may be others who may have witnessed or been a victim to the suspect’s actions leading up to this incident. We encourage any additional witnesses or victims to contact Fullerton PD Detective L. Ramirez at (714) 738-5334. Those wishing to provide information anonymously can call the Orange County Crime Stoppers at 1(855) TIP-OCCS or can visit their website at http://www.p3tips.com/913.
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Really?? You had to MURDER him over a kitchen knife and a box cutter!!! SMH
Police officers are supposed to follow their training. Which it sounds like they did.
And I guess they’re training is to kill citizens of Fullerton
Bravo Fullerton PD! Thank you for your service to the community. It’s always sad when you have to take a life, but what you did probably saved innocent life
Seems like non-lethal methods could have been deployed. He had a box cutter and a toad stabber for crying out loud. Police feared for their lives? LOL. Taser, bean bags, etc. are alternatives that could have been used, no?
No that wouldn’t have worked because they like killing their citizens of Fullerton for example waiting out front of McDonald’s
It does seem like this death could have been avoided. What happened to the mental health worker who was supposed to be sent out on such calls?
Not to mention, without the full video, we won’t know how legitimate the “charging” claim even was – how far away was he when he was shot?
Why don’t all you police haters who are already calling this murder wait for the video to be released in 45 days? A guy with a knife can close quite a bit of distance in a short time.
Less lethal is not gonna stop that momentum. Taser would, but getting it aimed correctly and deployed on a moving target is dicey at best. If the incident occurred as described it’s a good shooting. My thoughts are with the officers.