Civil Liberties

San Bernardino Cops Fatally Shoot Man Who Had a Stick

Maybe it was a pointy stick

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SAN BERNARDINO—San Bernardino Police officers shot and killed a 28-year-old man when he reportedly threw a stick at them as they tried to investigate a disturbance Thursday afternoon, officials said.

Johnny Louis Gonzalez of San Bernardino was shot several timed by police officers, according to a police press release. He was taken to Community Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.