Hi, I'm Sergeant Dan Weisman with the Sacramento Police Department's public information office. Today we are releasing video and audio files associated with an officer involved shooting that occurred on Tuesday, May 13th, 2025 in the 200 block of North 16th Street. This narrated video is intended to provide context to the incident. Our department is committed to transparency and all pertinent audio and video files related to this incident will be released within 30 days of the original incident. This video includes footage from bodywn cameras of the involved officers. It is important to note that while bodywn cameras provide one perspective of police interactions, the camera's view is limited and may not show everything the officers perceived during the incident. The investigation of this incident will include a detailed analysis of all available evidence and statements from involved officers and witnesses to ensure a comprehensive understanding of the incident. The following is a summary of the facts known to us at this time. On May 13th, 2025, at 9:03 a.m., the Sacramento Police Department Communication Center received a call of a man brandishing a firearm near North 16th Street and North B Street. The caller reported that the suspect was walking in the street, waving a handgun in the air, and pointing it at people. At 9:08 a.m., the same individual called dispatch again to report that the suspect was now walking northbound in the street near the 200 block of North 16th Street. >> 911. What's the location of your emergency? >> Um, North 16th Street. >> Okay. Is there a cross on North 16th or an address? >> Um, our address is 16th Street. >> Okay. Do you need police, fire, or medical assistance? Um it's a homeless man carrying a gun. A um exposed gun. >> Okay. Um where And he's on North 16th. >> He is on North 16th Street. He passed. He was He's on foot. >> Right by >> right by Capitol Casino. Did he turn in? >> No. >> He was just standing there looking back. My husband was following him. >> So he's in front of basically Capital Casino. He's in front of Capital Casino. >> Yeah. >> Yes. Okay. Um >> he's got like a a brown corduroy jacket. >> He has a brown corduroy jacket on. >> Okay. What What race is he? >> He's black. Approximate age? >> How old? >> About 40. >> Okay. Uh about how tall? >> How tall? >> 51. 6 foot. >> 6 foot. 5'11. >> Thin medium heavy build. >> Thin medium. Okay. >> Okay. >> Fire truck going by right now, but we're not going to see him. A fire truck honked at him as he was in the road. >> Okay. And then what color clothing? You said he's wearing >> um a brown corduroy jacket, color pants, blue jeans, light color, white shirt with a little bit of blue on it. Does he look dirty? He doesn't look dirty. Is he homeless? He thinks Oh, doesn't know if he's homeless or not. >> Okay. Um and so was he What was he doing with the gun? >> He It's a black pistol. It has um What was he doing with it? >> He was brandishing it. It was holding it out in the air >> till the fire truck went by. >> Was he Did he point it at you guys or your husband when he pointed at you? No, it's pointing at the guy that was in front of you. >> You're pointing it at the guy in front of him on foot. >> Oh, he was in the middle of the street on foot stopping traffic and he was holding it at the guy in the car in front of him >> and then when the fire truck honked, he put it away. >> A Sacramento police officer, officer number one, arrived on scene at 9:13 a.m. and located the suspect. Officer number two and officer number three arrived shortly thereafter. Officers observed what appeared to be a firearm in the suspect's pocket. Officers gave the suspect multiple commands to not reach for the firearm and to get onto the sidewalk. The suspect did not comply with the officer's orders and continued to advance toward the officers while telling them to shoot him. Officers retreated while giving the suspect commands to stop walking toward them. The suspect continued walking toward officers and withdrew the firearm from his pocket. During this time, an officer involved shooting occurred. Three officers fired their handguns and the suspect was struck. The officers quickly rendered emergency medical aid to the suspect. [Music] >> 32, I got eyes on the subject. Hey bud, take your hand out of your pocket, please. Hand out of your pocket now. Take your hand out of your pocket. 32, he's not compliant. Take your hand out of your pocket right now. Get your hand out of your pocket. Get on the sidewalk. 32, I'm going to have one at gunpoint. He's not complying. He's got his hand kind of in his pocket. I'm not sure if it's a mental health thing. He did talk to a couple of workers over here who said they did not see him walking with a gun. >> Get your hand up out of your pocket. Sidewalk. Go on the sidewalk. >> Please just go on the sidewalk. We don't want to do any of that. >> Relax. I don't want to do that. >> Kill me. >> Please do not. Do not >> stop. Stop. >> Stop. >> Back up. Back up. >> Back up. Stop. >> Come back around this way. >> Do not stop. >> Do not. >> He's got That's a gun. Do not do not reach for that gun. Do not reach for that gun. Come back over this way. Leave back. Do not reach for that gun. >> Do not put your hands in the air. Come back around. Get cover over here. >> Get cover. Do not do not >> reach for it. >> The gun is sticking out. He's got his hand rested on it. Do not reach for that gun. >> Please do not do not >> We can help. >> Keep moving. Keep moving. Keep moving. >> We can help you. We're good. >> Hey. >> Just put your hands in the air. We will help you. Put your hands in the air. >> Put your hands down. >> Okay. Stop and turn around. Turn and face away from me. Just turn and face away. >> Turn and face away. >> Non-compliance. >> We can help you. Okay. Do not reach for that gun. We got to back up more distance. We would like to help you. Do not reach for that gun. Do not reach for that gun. >> Do not reach for that gun. Do not >> do not >> do not reach for that gun. We're going to go back around. We're going to come back. >> Do not reach for that gun. >> We can help you. >> He's got his hand on the gun. >> Take your hand off. >> That's a gun in the pocket. >> Take your hand off the gun. >> We know we got backup problem. >> Come over here. behind that. >> Let us help you. >> Come on. Let us help you. >> Keep going. Keep going. All the way to the tree. All the way to the tree. >> Do not do not do not reach for that gun. >> Don't reach for it. >> Sir, get your hand off the gun. Just get your hand off. Keep going. Keep going. No, I cannot see. I cannot see. I cannot see. He's got He's got the gun. Get back. Get back. Get back. >> Shots fired. Shots fired. Let's go. Let's go. >> I got it. I got this. >> The following video is cell phone footage of the incident that was recorded by a nearby witness. [Music] Wake up. [Music] What the >> What the [ __ ] [Music] The following video is from officer number three. After the officer involved shooting, officers removed the firearm from the suspect's right hand. Officers then began to render emergency medical aid. for that gun. >> Sir, just put your hands up. Put your hands up. >> No, put your hands up, please. >> Just put your hands up. >> I don't want to live no more, >> sir. We can work through this. Don't worry about it. We can work through it. >> What's the word? >> We can work through it. >> Let us help. >> Let us help you. >> Do not do not. Don't reach for it, >> sir. Get your hand off the gun. Just get your hand off it. >> I cannot see. I cannot see. I cannot see. He's got He's got the gun. Get back. Get back, >> sir. [ __ ] >> Shots fired. Shots fired. >> Shots fired. Shots fired. >> Let's go. >> I got it. I got it. >> Yep. freedom. >> Oh my god, >> you guys got it. >> Yep. [Music] [Music] We got a head wound. >> We got a head wound. We got a back wound. [Music] Turn left. Turn left. Turn up. >> Get breathing. >> Okay. >> Hey, >> got no pulse. I can't wait. >> All right. >> Hey, he's breathing. >> He's breathing. We're breathing. All right. >> Where's the other wounds at? Someone need to check his >> We got something in the back. >> No, we got Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Take a deep breath. >> Take a deep breath. Come on. Come on. Come on. Break. >> Where's this? Where's his injuries on? >> I don't know. We got something down here. >> We got a head. You got You stopped the bleeding. >> Hey, >> I need God. >> The suspect was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries. After receiving medical treatment, he was booked into the Sacramento County main jail on multiple charges, including brandishing an imitation firearm and resisting arrest. The weapon pictured was recovered at the scene. After investigators examined the weapon, it was determined to be an imitation firearm. This incident is being investigated by the Sacramento Police Department's homicide unit, Internal Affairs Division, and Professional Standards Unit. An investigation into the incident will also be conducted by the Force Investigation Team. The investigation will focus on policy, tactics, and training as it relates to the use of force. The Office of Public Safety Accountability and the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office are providing oversight by monitoring the investigation. This incident falls under the city council's policy on police use of force as well as Senate Bill 1421. As a result, all pertinent video and audio associated with this incident will be released to the public within 30 days. If you have any information regarding this incident, please contact the Sacramento Police Department. Thank you.