Santa Cruz Officer Allegedly Shot, Killed Man When His Gun Accidentally Discharged

CBS San Francisco

October 26, 2022

A 22-year-old Santa Cruz police officer allegedly killed another man with an accidental discharge of his personal firearm while preparing to clean it in Salinas on Friday, according to Salinas police.

Francisco Villicana reported the accidental discharge of his gun around 5:45 p.m. Friday in the 1500 block of Antelope Drive, where officers arrived to find Luis Alfredo Ferro-Sanchez, 20, suffering from a gunshot wound to his torso while Villicana had suffered a gunshot wound to his hand, police said.

Both men were taken to a hospital, where Ferro-Sanchez succumbed to his injuries.

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