A California man was shot and killed Sunday after calling law enforcement officials “pigs” and operating in the direction of them with a metal bar.
Bodycam footage allegedly reveals Adam Barcenas, 60, charging towards officers in Oxnard, California with a five-foot metal bar Sunday at 6 a.m.
Oxnard law enforcement officials had been conducting a DUI investigation when Barcenas – who was not concerned – confronted them.
Barcenas will be heard calling the officers “pigs” and yelling “I hate you” within the video.
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Bodycam footage reveals Adam Barcenas approaching officers in Oxnard, California with a five-foot metal bar. (Oxnard Police Department)
Officers requested Barcenas to face down, however he superior in the direction of an officer who then fired 4 pictures.
“Barcenas ignored the officers’ commands and continued to advance towards the officers in an aggressive and threatening manner,” the Oxnard Police Department mentioned in a press launch.
Three of the pictures struck Barcenas. Another officer fired her taser, which didn’t penetrate Barcena’s pores and skin.
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Officers requested Barcenas to face down, however he superior in the direction of an officer who then fired 4 pictures. (Oxnard Police Department)
Barcenas was taken to Ventura County Medical Center the place he died a couple of hours later. No officers had been injured throughout the confrontation.
The officers concerned within the taking pictures have been positioned on paid administrative go away, per division protocol.
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“Whenever there is an officer-involved shooting, or the officers are otherwise involved in a fatal incident, three separate investigations are set into motion,” Oxnard Police Chief Jason Benites mentioned in an announcement.
Barcenas was shot by a police officer and was taken to Ventura County Medical Center the place he handed away a couple of hours later. (Oxnard Police Department)
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