"The footage shows the suspect identified as 40-year-old unhoused resident Jaime Mejia Lopez pulling a handgun from his waistband and pointing it at officers as they arrive at the scene. He then crouches behind a parked hatchback and opens fire. Three officers are also shown firing their service weapons multiple times at Lopez. The confrontation ends with Lopez tossing his gun toward the officers, who then place him in handcuffs."
"Lopez was medically cleared at an area hospital before being booked into Alameda County jail on charges including three counts of attempted murder and possession of a firearm. The footage was temporarily withheld to preserve the integrity of the investigation and to ensure justice for all parties involved, police said in a news release Wednesday. The police shooting, the city's first of the year, remains under investigation, police said."
Footage was released showing a shootout in a shopping center parking lot on Oct. 8 in the 29000 block of Mission Boulevard near Industrial Parkway. Officers responded to a report of a man brandishing a gun. The footage shows 40-year-old unhoused resident Jaime Mejia Lopez pulling a handgun from his waistband, pointing it at officers, crouching behind a parked hatchback and opening fire. Three officers fired their service weapons multiple times. No one was struck by gunfire; the suspect suffered a minor thumb injury, was medically cleared at a hospital, and booked into Alameda County jail on multiple charges. The footage was temporarily withheld to preserve the integrity of the investigation, and the shooting remains under investigation.
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