HAYWARD – The Hayward Police Division on Wednesday launched footage of a shootout between officers and an armed man final month in a shopping mall parking zone.
The incident occurred Oct. 8 within the 29000 block of Mission Boulevard, close to Industrial Parkway, police mentioned. Nobody was hit by the gunfire, however the suspect suffered a minor damage to his thumb.
Officers had been initially referred to as to the situation for a report of a person brandishing a gun.
The footage exhibits the suspect – recognized as 40-year-old unhoused resident Jaime Mejia Lopez – pulling a handgun from his waistband and pointing it at officers as they arrive on the scene. He then crouches behind a parked hatchback and opens fireplace.
Three officers are additionally proven firing their service weapons a number of instances at Lopez.
The confrontation ends with Lopez tossing his gun towards the officers, who then place him in handcuffs.
Lopez was medically cleared at an space hospital earlier than being booked into Alameda County jail on prices together with three counts of tried homicide and possession of a firearm.
The police taking pictures, town’s first of the 12 months, stays beneath investigation, police mentioned.
