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    Man, 19, with knife and pellet gun, killed in police shooting in Fullerton
    • March 16, 2025

    A man who Fullerton police say was armed with a knife — and what turned out to be a pellet gun resembling a Smith & Wesson handgun — was fatally shot by officers during a confrontation in Fullerton, authorities said Sunday, March 16.

    Police were dispatched at 11:50 p.m. Saturday to a home in the 700 block of West Orangethorpe Avenue, where a caller said his 19-year-old brother had a knife and swung it at his father, according to a Fullerton Police Department news release.

    Officers found a man matching the description outside the home on the sidewalk. They said he was uncooperative when given several commands.

    At one point, the man abruptly lifted his shirt and removed what looked like a handgun, the release said.

    Police shot him. He was pronounced dead at the scene, and what turned out to be a pellet gun was located near him. No one else was wounded.

    As standard protocol, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office is conducting an independent investigation, and Fullerton police detectives will investigate potential criminal acts by the suspect.

    Police will issue a report and video about the shooting within 45 days.

    Anyone with relevant information is asked to call the Fullerton Police Department at 714-738-6754. Those wishing to remain anonymous can contact Orange County Crime Stoppers at 855-847-6227 or visit the website at www.p3tips.com/913.

    ​ Orange County Register 

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