CA Dept. Of Justice To Investigate SFO Fatal Police Shooting

By Bay City News

SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT — The California Department of Justice will conduct an investigation and independent review of a fatal police shooting at San Francisco International Airport Thursday morning, according to an announcement made by state Attorney General Rob Bonta.

After being notified by local law enforcement authorities, the state Department of Justice's California Police Shooting Investigation Team for Northern California was deployed to the scene of the shooting. Once the investigation is completed, it will be turned over to the state Department of Justice's Special Prosecutions Section within the Criminal Law Division for independent review.

San Francisco police shot and killed a man who was armed with two guns and allegedly demonstrated threatening behavior near the SFO BART station Thursday morning, according to police. Around 7:30 a.m., officers responded to multiple calls regarding a suspicious person armed near the airport's International Terminal.

Once at the scene, officers tried to contact the suspect and used non-lethal methods to try to subdue him. However, the suspect allegedly advanced toward officers, resulting in at least one officer opening fire, police said.

The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene.

In addition to the state Department of Justice, the shooting is being investigated by several agencies, including the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office, the San Mateo County Sheriff's Department, the San Francisco Police Department's Internal Affairs Division, the San Francisco Department of Police Accountability and the San Mateo County Coroner's Office.

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