Killing of man who allegedly pointed a replica firearm at officers in California is 1,000th entry in Guardian database tracking police killings this yearThe number of people killed by law enforcement in the US this year has reached 1000 after officers in Oakland, California, or shot dead a man who allegedly pointed a replica gun at them.
Authorities said several officers opened fire on the man on Sunday evening when he walked toward them as they towed absent cars that had been used to perform so-called “sideshow” stunts in east Oakland. Officers discovered later that the gun was a replica,police said.
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Source: theguardian.com