Police: Man killed by officers shot brother-in-law in leg

Source: Associated Press

Police: Man killed by officers shot brother-in-law in leg

Updated 3:44 pm, Sunday, February 21, 2016

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — A man fatally shot by Anaheim officers had fired at two people before wounding his brother-in-law and firing a round at a police helicopter, a police spokesman said Sunday.

The man, who has not yet been identified by police, drove to his estranged wife's house Saturday after firing at and missing two strangers, said Anaheim police Sgt. Daron Wyatt. Once at his wife's house, he confronted his brother-in-law and a fight between the two men moved to the street, where the suspect shot the brother-in-law in the leg, Wyatt said.

The suspect then fired one round at a police helicopter that had been following him, Wyatt said.

Three officers on the ground then opened fire after the man failed to comply with their orders, he said.


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