Dude With A Fake Gun Is Shot Dead By Cops

FRESNO, California. (KSEE/KGPE)
A newly released body-camera video shows a man pointing a replica firearm at an officer In Central Fresno. officers said they were called out to Cortland and Crystal avenues after it was reported that Austin Flores, 27, had broken a restraining order by showing up at a home in the area. When officers arrived, they reported finding him holding what they believed to be a gun. During the exchange, officials say Flores began to charge at officers while holding the firearm, forcing them to open fire on him. Flores was taken to a local hospital, where officers say he later died from his injuries. Following the shooting, officers said they determined that the firearm Flores had been holding during the incident was a replica gun.

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