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Fresno police on Friday released body-worn camera footage of officers killing a man on the lawn of the historic Meux Home. Police responded to the scene after a man who works at the Meux Home, which is on Tulare and R streets, reported an apparent break-in on Jan. 13, the video shows. Two officers arrived — a man and a woman — and found 26-year-old Edgar Mendoza, who they ordered to get on the ground, video shows. Mendoza spoke mostly Spanish to the officers, video shows, but also spoke in English at one point. Video from the female officer’s camera shows Mendoza throw a punch at the male officer.

That officer used a Taser, which brought Mendoza to his knees before he pulled out the Taser’s projectiles, video shows. Mendoza then stood up, picked up a hammer and charged the male officer. The officers fired at least four rounds as Mendoza fell to the ground. The two officers involved have not been identified, but Chief Paco Balderrama previously said they had more than 10 years each with the department.

On January 22, 2022, Deputy Richard Demarco was in the area of S Highway 441 and SE 147th Street, in Summerfield, when he observed a Honda sedan without a license plate attached. The car was pulling into the Circle K parking lot as Deputy Demarco was leaving, so he pulled in behind the Honda. The driver, Joshua Peters, immediately drove in between the gas pumps and ran a stop sign while going back onto S Highway 441.

Deputy Demarco attempted a traffic stop, but Peters refused to stop and a pursuit was initiated. Peters continued to flee for several miles and drove through a red light at the intersection of S Highway 441 and SE Highway 42. While fleeing, Peters signaled that he was going to pull over; however, he continued to drive away. Deputy Demarco performed a Precision Immobilization Technique (P.I.T.) causing the vehicle to spin into the median. Peters regained control and Deputy Hadyn Helinski also performed a P.I.T. maneuver on the vehicle. As he was attempting to drive away through the median, Peters’ vehicle became stuck and he fled on foot.

Deputy Heath Hannar began to chase Peters on foot and ultimately utilized his taser to take Peters into custody. After he was placed into handcuffs, Peters advised he was in possession of a “rig”, which is a collection of items used to inject various types of drugs. Peters was arrested for Fleeing and Eluding, Driving with a Suspended License, and Resisting without Violence. He was transported to the Marion County Jail, where he is held on a $27,000 bond.

A man shot by a Raleigh police officer after a crash on Interstate 440 Tuesday afternoon has died, police said Wednesday.

The man, whose name has not been released, was shot after he swung a knife at officers, Chief Estella Patterson said at a Tuesday news conference.

The State Bureau of Investigation will review the case, which is the department’s standard procedure when an officer shoots someone.

Patterson did not know how many shots were fired but said police would count the rounds fired by officers on the scene.