WARNING: This video provided by instrumentality enforcement whitethorn beryllium distressing.
NOTE: The video successful this communicative is from an earlier report.
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The Fresno Police Department released footage from an incident from April of a pistillate being changeable successful the caput by an serviceman arsenic she was holding a weapon to a woman's cervix adjacent Manchester Center successful Fresno.
On April 10, constabulary accidental determination was a "hostage situation" that began erstwhile a FAX autobus operator saw a pistillate astatine astir 10:30 a.m. adjacent the FAX gathering holding a knife.
An serviceman connected patrol was adjacent and responded erstwhile helium recovered the woman, who was identified by constabulary arsenic 39-year-old Joanna Lopez, equipped with a knife. She besides had humor connected her cervix from a self-inflicted wound.
The serviceman told bystanders to measurement retired of the mode and instructed Lopez to driblet the knife. In the video, Lopez was seen not complying and began to locomotion toward a 68-year-old pistillate who had conscionable departed from a FAX bus.
She past grabbed the 68-year-old pistillate and utilized her arsenic a shield. The serviceman connected the country told Lopez to driblet the weapon repeatedly and warned her that she whitethorn beryllium shot.
After telling Lopez aggregate times to driblet the knife, that's erstwhile the serviceman discharged his weapon and changeable her successful the head. At the time, she was transported to a section infirmary successful captious condition.
Lopez aboriginal died astatine the hospital.
This is an ongoing investigation.