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Police chief briefs council on weekend officer‑involved shooting; DOJ to lead investigation
Summary
The Police Chief told the council an officer shot a person in the Arbors neighborhood after 9‑1‑1 calls about someone threatening others with a weapon; the subject died on scene, the weapon appeared to be a simulated pistol, and the California Department of Justice will conduct an independent investigation and review with critical‑incident video to be released under state law.
The San Luis Obispo Police Chief told the council and public that an officer‑involved shooting occurred Saturday afternoon in the Arbors neighborhood after units responded to multiple 9‑1‑1 calls about a person threatening others with a weapon.
The chief summarized the sequence: officers located a person armed and in proximity to other community members near Poinsettia and Bluebell Way; given the life‑threatening actions officers believed they faced, they used deadly force and the…
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