More protests after deadly police shooting in Anaheim
(CBS/AP) ANAHEIM, Calif. - An officer-involved shooting that left an unarmed man dead and led to a violent clash between witnesses and police has stirred anger and protests for a second night.
Demonstrators gathered near the shooting scene Sunday night and expressed their outrage by setting fire to a dumpster and moving it into the street, as police monitored the scene from a helicopter.
The tense scene followed a day of protest where a crowd stormed the police headquarters lobby, demanding an independent review of officer-involved shootings in the aftermath of the death of Diaz.
"We're not hiding anything," said Anaheim Police Chief John Welter, adding that the District Attorney's Office would be investigating the Diaz shooting, as is routine in such cases.
An Anaheim police officer aims his weapon as citizens protest a fatal police shooting, Saturday, July 21, 2012.
/ KCAL"Whatever the truth is, we will own it," he said.
Hours later - and several miles from the scene of Saturday afternoon's shooting - there was a second deadly Anaheim police shooting, following a pursuit of a stolen car.
A gunman who opened fire on an officer at the end of the chase was killed, CBS Station KCBS reported.
That shooting climaxed an incident that began around 11:20 p.m. Sunday, when anti-gang officers spotted a known gang member on probation in what they soon determined was a stolen SUV, Anaheim police Sgt. Bob Dunn said. The vehicle's driver lost control on West Guinida Lane, and two men and a woman exited.
"The officers were in foot pursuit for about a half-block when one male suspect fired at the officers," Dunn said. "The officers returned fire, striking the suspect, who was dead at the scene."
A gun was found next to the body, he said. The second male suspect was detained, but the female got away. Dunn said it was not immediately determined if the suspect who fired on officers was the gang member on probation.
Sunday's protest was sparked by the shooting of Manuel Diaz in front of an Anaheim apartment complex following a foot chase. The 24-year-old later died at a local hospital.
An injured person is carried away from the scene of a violent encounter between police and protesters, in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, July 21, 2012.
/ KCALHe said the officers approached three men who were acting suspiciously in an alleyway when they ran away. One of the officers chased Diaz to the front of an apartment complex where the shooting occurred.
Welter would not say what led the officer to shoot Diaz, citing an independent investigation by the county's district attorney office. Police said Diaz was a known gang member.
A crowd estimated at around 100 people gathered at the scene.
The shooting sparked a melee in the neighborhood as some people threw rocks and bottles at officers who were securing the scene for investigators to collect evidence. Dunn said that as officers detained an instigator, the crowd advanced on police, so they fired bean bags and pepper balls at them.
Video captured by a crew from CBS Station KCAL crew showed a chaotic scene as some people ducked to the ground and others scattered screaming. A man is seen yelling at an officer even as a weapon is pointed at him; two adults huddled to shield a boy and girl.
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That is what is being alleged happened here. A bully with a badge judged and executed a person (good or bad doesn't matter). Sounds like vigillante justice to me. Did it reallly happen like that? Don't know, but the Gang in Blue is already double-talking/spinning/covering up for one of their own.
Police officers have the right to defend themselves and the authority to defend the public in general. But, if they do not know the difference between self defense (justified homicide) and murder (unjustified homicide), they need to find a new career, hopefully in the word of fast food where they can take their aggression out sear sealing a hamburger patty.
The Anaheim chief of police might need to don an apron too. If it wasn't defense,....it was murder. Throwing/destroying evidence isn't an acceptable excuse for a bullet. As chief, he should understand that but, it didn't sound like he cared.
Upholding due process is critical. If we don't have due process we have anarchy. If anarchy, I vote we take out the gang in blue as a first priority in re-establishing due process and the rule of law.
Wow what a clusterf*** of stupidness. Why did CBS include the UNRELATED story of the gangbanger shooting it out with the police? It has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PROTEST. The protest came about because an UNARMED man was shot IN THE BACK after running from police who DID NO SUSPECT HIM OF A CRIME.
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Moron, he's a known gang member. Learn to look deeper into a story when it obviously doesn't give the whole story before you get all outraged and indignant:
Information readily available from a number of news sources -
Police were pursuing three suspects into an alley in Anaheim at about 4 p.m. Saturday when they chased 25-year-old Manuel Angel Diaz. The man was confronted by an officer at the front of an apartment complex, where he was shot. Diaz later died in the hospital, while the two other suspects managed to evade the police.
Authorities said the officers involved in the chase approached Diaz, who, they say, was a known gang member, along with two others in an alley because they were acting suspiciously. Diaz then ran when officers ordered him to stop, and then threw something over a fence, police said.
2nd shooting: dead gangbanger, no police injuries. Another win win.
Special note: When your high speed police chase comes to an end, obey officer commands and do not run. If you do run, refrain from shooting at police while you make a break for it. It slows you down, plus they might shoot back. If they do and you survive the experience, it will be by accident.