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Jesus Malverde

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Fri May 2, 2014, 01:19 AM May 2014

SEE IT: Police shoot, kill unarmed man on California beach as he runs away from officers [View all]

A team of California police shot and killed an unarmed man running away from a group sheriff's deputies after thinking stun bags the deputies had fired were actual bullets in a shootout, according to a report.

The gunfire erupted Sunday when Jason Conoscenti, 36, tried to ditch a car on Long Beach after a 15-minute chase from a store in Compton, where the suspect pulled a pair of scissors on officers, authorities said.

Deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office said Conoscenti, holding a wooden stick in his hand, refused their orders to stop and sprinted towards the beach.

Read More: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/video-police-shoot-kill-unarmed-man-california-beach-runs-officers-article-1.1775431

disturbing video at the link.

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