SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — New details have emerged about what led up to a police officer shooting a man in the head while trying to arrest him last month in North Sacramento.
Bodycam footage released by the Sacramento Police Department shows 39-year-old Santino Marez, of Sacramento, climbed on an RV to hide from officers.
When the officers spotted Marez, one of the officers drew their gun and started ordering him to come down, the video shows. Marez then stood up, jumped off the RV and ran away from officers.
The officers pursued him, and while chasing him down an officer’s gun was fired, grazing Marez's head.
After putting him in handcuffs, officers administered emergency first aid and Marez was taken to the hospital. Once released, Marez was reportedly booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on a felony, no-bail warrant associated with being a prohibited person in possession of a gun, police said.
Marez did not have a gun on him when he was arrested, but narcotics were reportedly found in his vehicle, according to officials.
ABC10 previously reported law enforcement said officers investigated a vehicle with a suspended registration near Beloit Drive and Bell Avenue. Marez was believed to be associated with the car, and he allegedly abandoned it before officers contacted him, police said.
The shooting during his arrest is under investigation.
“The investigation will focus on policy, tactics and training as it relates to the use of force," the department said in a statement. "The Office of Public Safety Accountability and the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office are providing oversight by monitoring the investigation.”
The department encourages any witnesses to contact the dispatch center at (916) 808-5471.
