Police Shoot, Kill Pleasanton Home Violence Suspect Following Standoff – CBS San Francisco

PLEASANTON (CBS SF) — Pleasanton police shot and killed a domestic violence suspect Thursday afternoon following a standoff with officers.

Police were originally called to an apartment complex on Willow Ave. just south of Owens Dr. and the Dublin Pleasanton BART station just before noon Thursday by a woman who said she was a victim of domestic violence.

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Still frames from bystander video of moment of fatal police shooting of domestic violence suspect, February 17, 2022. (Credit: Luis Castillo)

The suspect was barricaded inside a ground floor unit of The Galloway Apartments for several hours. Just after 3:30 pm, police officers are seen breaking a window and appearing to get ready to enter the unit. As seen on a video taken by a neighbor, moments later the suspect walks out of the apartment right in front of officers. A shot is heard and the suspect turns toward officer and lunges as two officers immediately open fire multiple times.

Police outside a broken apartment window on Willow Ave. near Owens Dr. in Pleasanton following an officer-involved shooting, February 17, 2022. (CBS)

The neighbor who shot the video said a couple had recently moved into the apartment and the woman worked in the apartment complex’s leasing office.

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“I was trying to make sure he was OK,” said neighbor Luis Castillo. “I heard he was crying over the phone and the other people, too, came out right away. That’s when I saw the commotion. There was people across the street, everyone was a little shaken by what happened.”

Another neighbor said after three-plus hours into the standoff she heard flash-bang devices and saw police breaking the window before the person emerged and was shot.

Pleasanton police said the suspect came out of the apartment armed with a knife.

“Two officers were involved in that [officer-involved shooting] and are uninjured,” said police spokesman Lt. Eric Silacci. “We can confirm the suspect is deceased. We’re not releasing the officers’ names at this time. We are in the process of conducting our investigation. The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office is also on scene and conducting their investigation. We know the public wants to know more, which is why we’re moving quickly to gather facts.”

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Police an apartment on Willow Ave. near Owens Dr. in Pleasanton following an officer-involved shooting, February 17, 2022. (CBS)