ANAHEIM (CBS) — Protesters crowded the Anaheim Police Department Sunday following a deadly officer-involved shooting last night.
Chants of “cops, pigs, murderers” could be heard at the station, shortly before police chief John Welter was supposed to hold a press conference to answer questions about the man shot and killed during a foot chase on Anna Drive.
A woman claiming to be the suspect’s sister told KNX 1070 that Manuel Diaz, 25, was shot in the back by an officer.
One protester told KNX the shooting was unjustified. The man’s name was not released by the coroner’s office, but crowds chanted “Justice for Manuel.”
On Saturday, at least three people were taken into custody in the near-riot that followed an officer’s shooting and killing of a man in front of an apartment building. The crowd threw rocks and bottles at police, and a police dog escaped from a squad car and bit several people.
Anaheim residents have been demanding the city council order independent reviews of officer-involved shootings.
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