STOCKTON, Calif. — Update: 05/07/19 2 p.m.
Authorities have identified the man shot and killed by Stockton Police as 35-year-old Saoun Pol.
Update: 05/05/19 4:20 p.m.
Stockton police identified the officers involved in the shooting as Officer Jorge Andrade and Officer Bradley Miller.
Officer Andrade was hired in 2013 and noted by police as the shooting officer. Officer Bradley Miller, hired in 2018, was the non-shooting officer. Both were placed on an administrative three day paid leave.
The suspect has not been identified yet, however, Stockton police say he appears to be an Asian male in his twenties or thirties.
Original Story:
The Stockton Police Department is investigating the shooting of a man by officers in the West Lane area, just west of Highway 99.
Officers responded to a neighborhood near Castle Oaks Drive and Marlboro Court around 11:30 a.m. for reports of a man behaving erratically and carrying a bat, according to the department.
When told to drop the bat, police said that the man refused, and swung the bat while moving toward them. At that time, an officer shot and hit the man. He was taken to the hospital where the department said he is now in critical condition.
Both officers involved were unharmed.
The Stockton Police Department is investigating the shooting with the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office and the State Department of Justice.
(Editor's note: The headline of this article has been updated to provide more context into what led up to the shooting.)