WATCH: San Jose Police Fatally Shoot Man Armed With Hatchet, Staff

By Tactical-Life

Two San Jose police officers shot and killed a man armed with a hatchet at a San Jose power plant in January. Body cam footage of the incident has just been released.

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The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office ruled the shooting justified Tuesday, clearing the officers of any potential charges.

Watch footage of the incident from three different body cameras above.

Details on the San Jose Police Shooting

The suspect, 27-year-old Thompson Nguyen, drove to the Metcalf Energy Center on Jan. 9, 2018. The Santa Clara DA said he was armed with two hatchets, three pipes, seven knives, nunchucks, a GoPro camera and a sword.

The report states that Nguyen climbed over a fence and began to “stalk the campus.” The DA said he had a hatchet in one hand and a metal staff in the other.

Police arrived shortly thereafter and attempted to disarm Nguyen, who ignored officers’ commands, as seen in the footage.

Throughout incident — and confirmed by the footage — Nguyen yelled “Shoot me!” and “Kill me!”

One officer replied, “We don’t want to shoot.”

As the incident progressed, Nguyen advanced on the …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life