A 25 year old man shot running away from police. This one stinks of the "he was reaching for a gun" excuse.
The Orange County District Attorney's (OCDA) office cleared Anaheim police officer Nick Bennallack in the fatal shooting of Diaz.
Officers Bennallack and Heitmann, believing that criminal activity might be taking place, stopped their police car and got out. As they approached the subjects , Diaz looked towards the officers and then immediately turned and ran away. Officers Bennallack and Heitmann chased Diaz, yelling, "Stop, police." Diaz did not comply; he continued to run away from the officers. The officers saw that as Diaz was running from them, both of his hands were in the area of his front waistband as if he was reaching for something or holding something in his waistband area. The officers suspected Diaz might have a weapon in his waistband.
Diaz continued to run from the officers into the south courtyard of 704 N. Anna Dr., and then rounded a corner to enter the fenced west courtyard of the apartment complex. Officers Bennallack and Heitmann continued to pursue Diaz and continued to order him to stop, but Diaz ignored their commands and continued to look back at them over his shoulder as he ran. After crossing the west courtyard, Diaz stopped in front of the north fence. Still facing away from the officers and with his hands in front of him in the area of his waistband, Diaz began to rotate his head and body toward the officers. Simultaneously, he raised his hands. Officer Bennallack saw an object in Diaz's hands. Believing that Diaz was holding a gun and that he was about to shoot at the officers, Officer Bennallack fired his duty weapon at Diaz, hitting him twice and killing him.
There was no weapon. Who runs with their hands in their waste band?
http://www.orangecountyda.com/docs/manuel_diaz_ois_letter.pdf
http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2014/07/anniversary_anaheim_riots.php
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