Police say three officers fired their handguns and one officer fired their rifle. Investigators recovered 11 pistol casings, one rifle casing, four foam projectiles, and various casings from other weapons.
SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco police shot and killed two men in a confrontation last week after being called to help a man who was being attacked, police said Friday.
Police Chief Bill Scott provided information about the shooting at a virtual town hall Friday after facing criticism for keeping nearly silent for over a week about what unfolded on May 19, including whether the men were struck by police gunfire, how the men died and how many officers had fired their weapons.
Police were dispatched to a San Francisco street under a highway overpass around 8 p.m. after a 911 caller reported that a man who was possibly homeless was violently beating someone underneath a tarp, San Francisco police Commander Paul Yep told the town hall. The caller said the man appeared to have two large sticks or rods the size of baseball bats.When officers arrived, the two men were on the ground in a struggle and officers realized both men had knives, Yep said.
Yep said the men refused to drop their knives, prompting an officer to fire foam bullets. Several other officers repeatedly shouted commands to drop the knives as officers pointed their weapons at them."We're not going to shoot you," the officer says."I don't want to shoot you. I need you to drop the knife, please."
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