STOCKTON, Calif. — Update Dec. 10:
The San Joaquin County Medical Examiners Office has released the name of the man killed in a police shooting in Stockton.
Officials said 42-year-old Angelo Weitz of Stockton was the man who charged at officers.
Update Dec. 9:
Stockton Police Department Chief Eric Jones said in a press conference Thursday morning that there is still no indication of the exact motive.
"There's certainly a possibility here is that it was —what is known as — death by suicide by law enforcement. That's certainly a possibility, a strong possibility, but part of the investigation is really trying to determine what exactly the motives may have been," Jones said.
The Stockton Police Department main lobby is now open.
No officers were injured in the shooting and all the officers involved were put on three-day, paid administrative leave based on standard procedure, according to a Facebook post from the Stockton Police Department.
Jones said the car the man was driving had two kid's car seats in the back, but that he arrived alone. The person has not yet been identified, but Jones said he believes the man is local to the area. The investigation is still ongoing.
Original Story:
A man is dead after opening fire at the Stockton Police Department, the Stockton Police Department said Wednesday night, Dec. 8.
Police said the man came to the department's front parking lot and started firing a gun in the air. Multiple officers then shot the man. All of the officers who were involved in the shooting were not injured.
In an update, Police Chief Eric Jones said the man arrived at the station around 8:30 p.m. He said the suspect parked his car along the street, and stayed inside for some time before getting out, walking through the parking lot and firing the gun.
After the suspect started firing the gun, Jones said six officers came outside to confront him, get him on the ground and give up the gun.
He said the suspect got on the ground at one point but then rose up and charged at officers. He said five officers fired their weapons and killed the man just feet away from police headquarters.
“Suddenly, (he) got up and charged, almost sprinted toward the officers… still armed with the handgun. That’s when officers were forced to open fire, and the adult male was declared deceased at the scene here," Jones said.
Medics pronounced the man dead at the scene.
A motive for the incident has not been determined at this time, but the investigation is ongoing.
“It’s too early to determine the motive and we don’t exactly know that,” Jones said.
Police did not release the identity of the man killed. They said multiple agencies are investigating the shooting, which is expected to continue throughout the night.
“I have not seen anything like this. I’ve been here nearly 30 years with Stockton PD, nearly 10 years as police chief, and for somebody to come right in to the police department like this and fire the weapon and then charge right at the officers with the weapon is very unique,” Jones said. “Unfortunately, we’re seeing more cases like this, not just in our area — whether it be ambushes or assaults on police officers or their building or operations buildings. We’ve been seeing an increase of this really nationally and it’s extremely concerning."
Jones said the incident happened just hours after the department held a plaque dedication for slain Stockton officer Jimmy Inn, who was killed in the line of duty earlier this year.
