SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Surveillance video reveals the motive force of a black SUV chasing an e-bike rider on the sidewalk round 6:30 p.m., days earlier than Christmas close to San Francisco’s Union Sq..
Seconds later the SUV, which truly seems to be like a legislation enforcement car, slams into that e-bike sending the rider airborne. 911 calls instantly are available from two girls on the sidewalk who had been injured and had been taking cowl in a close-by Chipotle.
“Hiya, me and my pal simply obtained hit by a automotive. Yeah, it was a van and so they had been on the sidewalk and so they hit me and my pal with the automotive, ran over my foot,” mentioned a girl as she was crying.
However the story does not finish there. The driving force, who unsuccessfully tried to place the e-bike in his SUV after hitting it, took the bag that was on the e-bike and left in that car that was his SUV.
EXCLUSIVE: Household speaks out after Dior retailer safety guard shot, killed by SFPD officers
Household of Peter Hodge is talking out after the Dior retailer safety guard was shot and killed by San Francisco cops Friday.
Round seven hours later, officers say they situated that SUV and the person they consider slammed into the e-bike, 50-year-old Peter Hodge. An armed safety guard working outdoors of the well-known Dior retailer.
In police bodycam video, you may hear officers making an attempt to make an arrest, even utilizing non-lethal drive at one level.
“Flip round, flip round! Palms up. Flip round! Head up!”
“Officers gave Mr. Hodge a number of instructions to place his arms up and switch round. Mr. Hodge partially raised his arms and acknowledged, ‘For what? What are you fearful about?’ Mr. Hodge moved his proper hand in the direction of his waist band space, officers quantity 4 and 5 yelled out, ‘He is reaching, he is reaching!’ Mr. Hodge rapidly took a capturing stance along with his toes shoulder width aside, two arms on the handgun, barely bent ahead, whereas pointing on the officers on the street,” mentioned Commander Mark Im of the San Francisco Police Division.
That’s when six cops fired and struck Hodge, who later died on the hospital. Police say Hodge was holding a loaded gun when he was shot.
As for the e-bike rider, he has not been situated by police. Sources say that Hodge chased down the rider on the e-bike after he scraped his SUV. ABC7 Information requested police about that Monday, however haven’t acquired clarification.
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