Overview
- Police conducting a welfare check Thursday night at the San Leandro Marina shot and killed a man after officers said he pointed a gun at them.
- Officers had responded around 8 p.m. after a friend reported the man made suicidal statements and was struggling with depression, according to the department.
- After not finding him at a home on the 14500 block of Santiago Road, officers located him sitting in a vehicle near the boat launch and spoke with him for several minutes.
- Medics treated the man at the scene, where he was pronounced dead, and police said they recovered a firearm; three officers fired their weapons, were uninjured, and were placed on administrative leave.
- SLPD opened criminal and administrative inquiries, the city’s Independent Police Auditor will review the case, and the Alameda County District Attorney is conducting a concurrent probe as the department limits further details during the investigations.