San Francisco police say the man in the video was wanted for stabbing another man with a kitchen knife. At least 8 officers surrounded him with guns drawn and ordered him to drop the knife. When he started to walk away, a police officer scurried in front of him and then the officers suddenly began open firing at the unnamed man as onlookers screamed. The video below contains the gruesome scene:
A video posted by HotRod (@daniggahot) on Dec 2, 2015 at 4:59pm PST
Police say they tried non-lethal weapons before using guns:
San Francisco Chief Greg Suhr explains what happened leading up to the shooting. He told the media police "deployed standard bean bag gun several times striking the suspect. He did not drop the weapon. They called for a higher powered, less lethal -- that was deployed. It actually knocked the suspect to the ground. He did not drop the knife, he got up again."
San Francisco PD have not named the suspect, but they have confirmed he died as a result of the shooting.
There were many witnesses and additional video showing other angles is surfacing on social media:
#BlackLivesMatter 🙏🏽I jus seen dis today it was crazy man pic.twitter.com/...
— Bigbosspac2L (@pacobaco_) December 3, 2015