Probe: Fatal California cop shooting of Navy vet justified
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Investigators determined the fatal police shooting of a homeless Navy veteran outside a Southern California convenience store last year was justified, the Orange County District Attorney's office said Wednesday.
Video shows the man reaching for the officer's duty belt as the two struggled before seven shots were fired, the office said.
Dillan Tabares, 27, was shot outside a Huntington Beach convenience store in September after confronting the officer, punching him and grabbing his belt.
Bystanders recorded video of the incident at a busy intersection near a high school.
County prosecutors released nearly 13 minutes of video footage of the shooting.