Body camera videos from the Orange County District Attorney’s Office of the pursuit and fatal officer involved shooting of Eliuth Penaloza Nava. Link to OCDA's full report: https://imgur.com/a/aoA5NT0 Location: Anaheim, Orange County, California, United States Date: July 21, 2018 (Saturday) Orange County District Attorney’s Office: FACTUAL SUMMARY On July 21, 2018, Nava lived on the 500 block of South West Street, Anaheim with his mother (Mother), father (Father), and one of his brothers (Brother 1). Nava lived in a detached portion of the house while the other family members lived in the main house. Several days prior, Mother noticed Nava had been acting strange. Nava had a history of drug abuse and both Mother and Father feared that Nava was using drugs again. On July 21, 2018, at approximately 9:00 a.m., Mother’s other son, Brother 2, stopped by to visit. While they visited, Nava entered the room and was wearing sunglasses and pacing back and forth. Mother believed Nava was under the influence of drugs. Nava started arguing with Brother 2. Brother 2 and Nava generally did not get along with each other and Nava had previously been violent with Brother 2. Brother 2 decided to leave the residence to avoid a confrontation. Father noticed Nava had parked his truck very close to Brother 2’s vehicle and feared Nava’s truck was blocking Brother 2’s vehicle. Father went outside to speak with Nava. He hoped he could keep the peace and distract Nava until Brother 2 had an opportunity to leave. Father stood near Nava’s truck while he spoke with him. He looked inside the truck and saw what appeared to be a handgun on the driver side floorboard. When Father asked if he could see the gun, Nava pushed it with his foot under the seat and out of sight. Father and Nava spoke until Brother 2 drove away from the area. Once Brother 2 was gone, Mother, Father, and Brother 1 each called Brother 2 and warned him about the gun Nava had in his truck. Each feared Nava may go to Brother 2’s house and harm him. After speaking with his family, Brother 2 called the police. At approximately 9:36 a.m., APD received a call from Brother 2 who reported that Nava was under influence of an unknown drug and “hallucinating.” He told them Nava was parked in front of his parents’ house in a white Chevrolet S-10 truck and there was a “knife and gun” in the truck. At approximately 9:39 a.m., Officers Staymates and Pedersen, working a two man unit, were dispatched to the 500 block of South West Street. The officers were dressed in their standard issued police uniforms and drove in a marked black and white APD police unit. Officer Pedersen was the driver and Officer Staymates was the front passenger. Prior to their arrival, both officers activated their body worn cameras (BWC) which were affixed to the front of their uniforms in the center of their chests. Officers Staymates and Pedersen arrived at the house in the 500 block of South West Street at approximately 9:44 a.m. Officer Staymates obtained a digital photo of Nava from the unit mobile digital computer and both officers reviewed the photo prior to their arrival. Officer Pedersen parked a short distance away from the residence due to the nature of the call and the possibility Nava was armed with a gun. The residence was in a heavily populated neighborhood comprised of one and two-story homes. It was Saturday morning and there were several civilians out in their yards and walking on the streets. Officer Staymates saw a white Chevrolet S-10 truck, parked facing north along the east curb-line of West Street with Nava in the driver’s seat of the truck. Officer Staymates saw Nava sit up, lean forward, and begin to start up the Truck. Since Nava was reportedly armed with a gun and acting erratically, Officer Pedersen decided it was best to attempt to block Nava’s Truck, so he would be unable to flee or have any room to do anything dangerous. As Officer Pedersen began driving towards Nava, he could see that Nava spotted the police officers. Nava drove north toward the police car and then began to make a U-turn. As Nava attempted to make the U-turn in the street, he ran out of room and came to a stop perpendicular to the officers. This put the officers in a vulnerable position because if Nava were to begin shooting at them, they would have little cover. BWC footage confirms that both officers exited the police unit, drew their weapons, pointed them at Nava, and ordered Nava to “Stop the Truck!” multiple times. The officers saw that Nava was the only occupant in the Truck. Nava did not comply and instead completed the U-turn fleeing south on West Street. Pedersen activated the police car’s lights and siren and drove after Nava. ... Link to OCDA's full report: https://imgur.com/a/aoA5NT0

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