Fullerton CA - Alejandro Dead After Cop Shot Him With Beanbag Shotgun At McDonald's

The Fullerton PD released body camera footage that shows the moments leading up to a deadly police encounter. Officers were dispatched to a McDonald’s for a report of two men standing at the entrance and acting erratically, possibly under the influence of drugs. Officers arrived on scene, where they found a shirtless man swinging a belt and speaking incoherently. Officers attempted to get the man to drop the belt, but he refused. Additional officers were called to the scene and one of the officers deployed a stun gun on the man, who was unaffected. Another officer then began firing beanbag rounds from a shotgun which are deployed as a less-than-lethal alternative to traditional ammunition.
The man was struck multiple times and seemed unfazed by the projectiles until a last and final shot was fired that appeared to subdue him. He then dropped to the ground and let go of the belt and police approached him.It was at that point that they discovered that one of the beanbag rounds pierced the man’s chest, leaving the man bleeding and gasping for air. Fullerton Fire Department paramedics were called to the scene and responding officers rendered CPR until their arrival. They attempted to use an automated external defibrillator (AED), but the unit instructed officers not to deploy a charge.
Paramedics then arrived on scene and took the man to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead. He’s since been identified as 50-year-old Alejandro Campos Rios.
The Police Department said the videos, as well as recordings of 911 calls, were released to the public in an “effort to be transparent with the community that we serve.” It is also required by state law, officials said.
The death of Rios remains under investigation at this time, and the Fullerton PD is still determining if the actions of the officers were legal and in line with department policy. Those determinations will not be known until the Orange County DA’s Office completes its own investigation.
The FPD says what’s being released is only an initial review and “our understanding of this incident could possibly change as additional evidence is collected, analyzed, and reviewed.”