California man gunned down after charging cop with shovel near elementary school: video



An unhinged man who charged a cop with a shovel outside an Anaheim, California, elementary school was gunned down after he continued to swing at the officer despite warning shots, harrowing new bodycam video shows.

An officer responded to a 911 call reporting a suspicious man, possibly on drugs, who was wielding a brick and a shovel about 12:45 p.m. on Sept. 15.

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When 36-year-old Rudy Anthony Martinez II saw the cop car across an intersection, he sprinted toward the officer, brandishing his shovel.

Rudy Anthony Martinez II runs towards cop car, shovel in hand. Anaheim PD
Martinez tries to hit the officer with his shovel. Anaheim PD

In the dashcam footage, the officer — who was not named — shouts “oh s–t” after spotting Martinez.

The officer is barely out of his cruiser before the madman starts swinging the implement.

The officer tries to tell Martinez to stand down, shouting “sit down” and “you’re gonna get shot”, while Martinez continues to slash through the air, walking toward him.

Bodycam footage shows the moment Anaheim cop shoots Martinez. Anaheim PD

The officer fires two warning shots, but Martinez continues to charge.

That’s when the Anaheim cop opens fire.

“When the officer arrived and encountered the subject, an officer-involved shooting occurred,” said the Anaheim Police Department in a press release.

The shooting happened near the parking lot of John Marshall Elementary School. The school went into lockdown, but police said that no students witnessed the shooting.

Martinez was seen wandering near John Marshall Elementary School, shovel in hand. Anaheim PD

After shooting Martinez, the officer administered first aid until paramedics arrived, according to police.

Martinez died 30 minutes after arriving at the hospital.


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