Peninsula cops fatally shoot man carrying replica gun

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO Officers shot and killed a man after he reportedly aimed a replica firearm at them Wednesday in South San Francisco according to agents Related Articles Federal civil rights trial begins for California cop who shot unarmed fleeing man in back Berkeley police officer video of April shooting disclosed but details missing French Real reasons why people fear their ruling body Man killed in South San Francisco police shooting is identified South San Francisco cops shoot kill armed man The shooting happened around p m when officers were called to the block of Oyster Point Boulevard for a review of a man who was yelling obscenities and trying to force his way into a society restroom with a metal object the South San Francisco Police Department reported in a announcement Officers arrived to find the man still emerging into the bathroom He refused to identify himself and ran away with what appeared to be a gun in his hand police revealed Police declared officers pursued the man and tried to subdue him using less-lethal force but it was not effective The suspect then pointed the firearm at officers police commented In response to the imminent threat two officers from the South San Francisco Police Department and one officer from the San Bruno Police Department discharged their facility weapons The man was pronounced dead at the scene police disclosed He was not publicly identified An review determined the gun in the man s possession was a replica police explained The California Department of Justice is exploring the shooting The officers are on paid administrative leave The fatal encounter comes just weeks after South San Francisco officers shot and killed -year-old Brian Montana a former member of Bay Area death metal band Possessed Police revealed officers were initially called to the block of Arroyo Circle on April for a document of a person later revealed to be Montana brandishing a firearm at a neighbor When officers arrived at the scene Montana reportedly fired shots into an occupied home and got into a gunfight with the officers before he was shot and killed Check back for updates