Bodycam Shows Fresno Police Officer Shooting Man Holding Fake Gun

(Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational purposes only) Fresno, California On Thursday, May 19, 2022, at 11:22 A. M., officers from the Central Policing District were dispatched to 1705 West Cortland Avenue for a call of a violation of a restraining order. The reporting party (the suspect s mother) advised dispatch that her son, 27yearold Austin Flores, violated a restraining order and was currently in the residence s backyard, inside a vehicle. Before officers arrived, the suspect s mother told dispatch Flores had brandished a firearm and told her he was ready if the police came for him. Officers arrived and established a perimeter around the house. Flores became aware of the officers presence, fled the vehicle he was in, and pointed what an officer believed to be a firearm at him. The officer fired his service handgun, striking Flores. Flores was transported to a nearby hospital but died of his wounds. Officers later determined that Flores