San Francisco police say officers shot, killed 2 men

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco police shot and killed two men in a confrontation last week after being called to help a man who was being attacked, police said Friday.

Police Chief Bill Scott provided information about the shooting at a virtual town hall Friday after facing criticism for keeping nearly silent for over a week about what unfolded on May 19, including whether the men were struck by police gunfire, how the men died and how many officers had fired their weapons.

Police were dispatched to a San Francisco street under a highway overpass around 8 p.m. after a 911 caller reported that a man who was possibly homeless was violently beating someone underneath a tarp, San Francisco police Commander Paul Yep told the town hall. The caller said the man appeared to have two large sticks or rods the size of baseball bats.

When officers arrived, the two men were on the ground in a struggle and officers realized both men had knives, Yep said. More police were called to assist and ultimately more than a dozen officers were there, as seen in body-camera footage shown Friday.

Yep said the men refused to drop their knives, prompting an officer to fire foam bullets. Several other officers repeatedly shouted commands to drop the knives as officers pointed their weapons at them.

In the camera footage, one officer tells MacFhionghain: "We don’t want to hurt you, all right?”

“We’re not going to shoot you," the officer says. “I don’t want to shoot you. I need you to drop the knife, please.”

After a nine-minute struggle, one of the men, Michael MacFhionghain, 57, started to stab the other man, Rafael Mendoza, 49, prompting four officers to fire their guns, Yep said. He said three fired handguns, and one fired a rifle.

MacFhionghain, who was pronounced dead at the scene, died of multiple gunshot wounds and Mendoza died from one gunshot wound, Yep said, citing a report from the medical examiner’s office.

Yep said investigators recovered 11 pistol casings, one rifle casing, four foam projectiles and various casings from other weapons.

Earlier this week, the state attorney general’s office announced it would investigate the shooting under a new state law that requires the California Department of Justice to investigate police shootings that result in the death of any unarmed civilians. Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office said in a statement Monday that the department was treating the shooting as eligible for investigation because of the “uncertainty” of what happened.

Scott said it was premature to comment on whether the officers used appropriate force. San Francisco police have committed to holding a town hall within 10 days of any officer involved shooting.

 
When officers arrived, the two men were on the ground in a struggle and officers realized both men had knives, Yep said. More police were called to assist and ultimately more than a dozen officers were there, as seen in body-camera footage shown Friday.

Yep said the men refused to drop their knives, prompting an officer to fire foam bullets. Several other officers repeatedly shouted commands to drop the knives as officers pointed their weapons at them.

In the camera footage, one officer tells MacFhionghain: "We don’t want to hurt you, all right?”

“We’re not going to shoot you," the officer says. “I don’t want to shoot you. I need you to drop the knife, please.”

After a nine-minute struggle, one of the men, Michael MacFhionghain, 57, started to stab the other man, Rafael Mendoza, 49, prompting four officers to fire their guns, Yep said. He said three fired handguns, and one fired a rifle.

MacFhionghain, who was pronounced dead at the scene, died of multiple gunshot wounds and Mendoza died from one gunshot wound, Yep said, citing a report from the medical examiner’s office.

Yep said investigators recovered 11 pistol casings, one rifle casing, four foam projectiles and various casings from other weapons.

Earlier this week, the state attorney general’s office announced it would investigate the shooting under a new state law that requires the California Department of Justice to investigate police shootings that result in the death of any unarmed civilians. Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office said in a statement Monday that the department was treating the shooting as eligible for investigation because of the “uncertainty” of what happened.

Investigation complete. 2 armed faggots from San Fran, probably whacked out of their minds on dumpster rust mixed with whippits and bath salts, got into a stabbing match over one of them encroaching on the street-shitting location of the other.

Edit: Since the fight apparently started "under a tarp", it may have also been a pair of homeless, drug-addicted faggots fighting over how was going to cornhole who.
 
It would definitely make San Fran nicer
At the rate SF is going, even LA was in better shape even after the destruction caused in the failed alien invasion of 1996, than that place will ever be.

It's truly sad that the birthplace of all the most prominent music of the 1960s is now best known for sexually transmitted diseases, extreme poverty, and drug use. Not to mention the human waste problem, but that's worth an entire thread all on its own.
 
Big strong tough guys here but put them in front of a school with literal children being slaughtered and they turn into Chris Chan, shit themselves and do nothing.

Never thought I’d find myself agreeing with leftists on anything but I’m starting to get behind the all cops are bastards mentality more and more
 
under a new state law that requires the California Department of Justice to investigate police shootings that result in the death of any unarmed civilians.
Both reported as armed
Body camera footage apparently available
Law only applies to unarmed civilians

Huh?

This sounds like it should be investigated, bad a situation as it was with two people trying to stab each other and there not being a magic device that lets police instantly and harmlessly incapacitate someone despite mealy mouthed shrieks of "just taze them, shoot the leg, shoot the knife out of their hand" from the usual morons. But why use a law that specifically sounds like it doesn't apply? Or are they using that because there's no other law to force the investigation?
 
Big strong tough guys here but put them in front of a school with literal children being slaughtered and they turn into Chris Chan, shit themselves and do nothing.

Never thought I’d find myself agreeing with leftists on anything but I’m starting to get behind the all cops are bastards mentality more and more
This has absolutely nothing to do with leftist demonizing police to point that people are more likely to attack them than thank them. The main stream media openly going against and only against them. Police knowing that what they do will be looked from worse assumption that can get them canceled if not jailed and destroyed. Shops publically dening services while still calling them for help when there is dange. Fully knowing that communities they serve will happily not have their backs despite all they have done.

It's not like something like that will cause smart good people who would make great police officers look at that and choose a different career path.
 
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