Oscar Sanchez was shot and killed on Jan. 3.
Oscar Sanchez died on Jan. 3. Officers were called to the area of Central Avenue, near 28th Street around 4:45 p.m. that day, after reports that a man had been throwing metal objects at cars. According to police, when one driver got out of their car, the suspect allegedly threatened them with a knife.
By the time police arrived, the suspect had gone to a second floor porch outside a nearby abandoned building. That's where officer body camera footage released Wednesday picked up. In the footage, officers were seen walking to the backyard of the property, where they found the suspect, who they said was holding a metal pipe. Officers spoke with the man for a few minutes asking him to drop what he was holding. The man then retreated into the building. Officers followed, going up the stairs.
Later video showed officers carrying Sanchez out the back door and back down the stairs. According to LAPD, officers did this because they were concerned that responding paramedics wouldn't be able to treat Sanchez in the confined space. Sanchez was taken to the hospital where he later died.Sanchez's family spoke out earlier this week, demanding LAPD release the body camera footage. The family claimed that Sanchez had had a mental health crisis and that officers had been warned.
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