WATCH: San Leandro Police Drop Suspect Wielding Bat in Busy Walmart

By Tactical Life

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San Leandro Police shot and killed a man inside a Bay Area Walmart in California on Saturday. The suspect wielded a baseball bat, allegedly threatening customers and approaching police. Now local residents and civil rights activists demand the police answer for what some see as a senseless shooting.

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San Leandro Police Kills Bat-Weilding Steven Taylor

The incident took place April 18. Officer body cam footage shows Steven Taylor wielding a baseball bat inside a Walmart. Officers demand he drop the bat, with one officer eventually Tasering Taylor to little effect. After Taylor continues to approach, a second officer touches off a single shot, which staggers the suspect. He finally drops the bat and begins stumbling away. An officer then deploys a second Taser, finally dropping Taylor for good.

However, Taylor family lawyer Lee Merritt sees the shooting differently. He said Taylor no longer represented a threat and suffered from a mental health crisis.

“He was shot after he had become completely helpless and no longer represented a threat,” Merritt told …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life