A 36-year-old California man, Rudy Anthony Martinez II, was killed in an officer-involved shooting after he reportedly charged at a responding officer while wielding a shovel.

According to a press release issued by the Anaheim Police Department (APD), the incident occurred on September 15. At around 12:45 p.m., an APD officer responded to the Holly Street and Falmouth Avenue intersection. He had been informed of a person acting “suspiciously, possibly under the influence of drugs,” police said.

While on the way to the scene, the officer was informed that the individual, later identified as Martinez, was carrying a brick. Moments later, however, the APD officer learned that the suspect was wielding a shovel.

In newly released footage, the officer is seen arriving at the scene, with Marti

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