[HPN] ALERT: San Deigo Police Shoot Homeless "Transient" Dead - CA USA FWD FWD

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http://www.latimes.com/news/state/20000209/t000012897.html
FWD  Associated Press - Wednesday, February 9, 2000

POLICE FATALLY SHOOT TRANSIENT IN SAN DEIGO

SAN DIEGO [CALIFORNIA, USA] --

Police fatally shot a transient who allegedly charged at them with
a stick Tuesday outside a fast-food restaurant. A patrol dog was wounded
by one of the bullets.

Five officers were attempting to arrest the man and three fired after
he lunged toward them, said Bill Robinson, a spokesman for the San Diego
Police Department.

The man, whose name was not released, had struck a man on a bicycle
and two people inside a McDonald's restaurant with the stick before
police arrived, Robinson said.

One witness, Jeff King, said the man was walking away from police when
the police dog and an officer came at him from behind. When he turned
around and raised the stick, officers shot him.

The man was taken to University of San Diego Medical Center, where he
died shortly after arrival. Authorities did not reveal how many times he
was shot, although at least four witnesses told reporters that officers
fired as many as four shots.

The police dog was struck once in the paw and is expected to make a
full recovery, Robinson said.

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