Escondido OIS raises questions about mental health response teams
Escondido police recently released a nine-minute, pre-produced video that included body-cam footage showing a homeless man being shot six times and killed.
and last updated 2021-04-30 19:12:11-04
ESCONDIDO, Calif. (KGTV) â Escondido Police Department recently released a nine-minute, pre-produced video that included body-cam footage showing a homeless man being shot six times and killed.
The incident has prompted local civil rights groups and the man s family to question why deadly force was used.
Police say in the past year Steven Olson had been arrested four times for threatening people with deadly weapons. They say he also spent time in prison for assault and had a history of mental health issues.
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NBC 7 asked Nuñez what makes a person flee, despite the potential deadly consequences?
Nuñez said, it s often one of two things.
“Most of it is the fear of incarceration or the desire to live life to fullest until it is no longer their choice, he said.
But Nuñez says Marquez was a fugitive unlike most others because of his willingness to confront law enforcement.
So, when it came down to an 11-hour standoff in early April, Marquez in a San Diego High School dumpster while surrounded by police and SWAT members the outcome was no surprise to the fugitive team.
The video starts of by showing 911 calls made describing a man hitting vehicles with a metal object in the parking lot near 2nd Avenue and Grand Avenue.
As the video continues, an officer, identified as Martinez, first made contact with the homeless man, identified as Steven John Olson, 59, behind a business in Escondido.
Officer Martinez then tells Olson to drop the crowbar, later described by police as two feet long.
Credit: Escondido Police Department. Picture of the crowbar at the scene. Steven, Steven put the crowbar down dude, Martinez is heard saying in the video.
Olson is seen approaching Martinez and speaking incoherently. Olson was also carrying a squeegee along with the crowbar.
The video includes portions of the 911 call describing Olson s appearance and surveillance shows Olson in the area but doesn t capture him hitting any of the vehicles.
The rest of the footage comes from different officers body cameras. The first seen is from Olson s first encounter with an Officer Martinez. Olson can be seen carrying a crowbar and a squeegee.
The second shows Moore s interaction with Olson and eventual shooting.
The department s Crimes of Violence Unit is conducting an investigation into the fatal shooting, reports
FOX5. The incident will also be reviewed by the San Diego County District Attorney s office, the U.S. Attorney s Office, and the FBI.