File:Bodycam Footage of Police Shooting Suspect Armed With Metal Pipe.webm

English: This officer-involved shooting incident occurred on the evening of July 1, 2018, inside a parking structure located at 1020 West Civic Center Drive in the city of Santa Ana. According to surveillance footage, on July 1, 2018, around 10:52 p.m., Taylor entered into the lobby of the OCSD Central Men’s Jail (CMJ). The CMJ lobby is equipped with surveillance cameras and an intercom system. The surveillance recording of the CMJ lobby showed Taylor wearing a gray t-shirt and dark colored shorts. In his left hand, Taylor was carrying a two to three foot long metal pipe and a one to two foot metal stake in his right hand. Taylor looked through the window of the locked staff entrance door. OCSD staff communicated with Taylor over the intercom system and asked “Lobby, how can I help you?” Taylor replied, he “need[ed] to speak to someone regarding some assistance.” OCSD staff asked Taylor what kind of assistance he needed, and he replied, “I need some assistance.” Taylor attempted to open the locked door by pulling on the handle multiple times. Taylor told OCSD staff he needed to report a “CPC 283.2.” Taylor was asked by staff to leave the lobby and proceed outside, but this request was ignored. At 10:54 p.m. Taylor exited the CMJ lobby and went out of camera view. Around 11:30 p.m., John Doe 1 was walking to the parking structure located at 1020 West Civic Center Drive, Santa Ana, where his vehicle was parked on the second floor of the structure. As John Doe 1 walked up the ramp of the garage to the second floor, he noticed Taylor standing by the passenger side of his vehicle. He assumed Taylor was attempting to break into his vehicle, so he continued towards Taylor and his vehicle. When John Doe 1 was approximately 30-40 feet from Taylor, Taylor began walking away. As Taylor walked away, John Doe 1 observed Taylor carrying a long strip of metal and a wire. Taylor continued up to the second floor of the garage. John Doe 1 got into his vehicle and followed Taylor up to the second floor. He observed Taylor attempting to lift the handle on a truck parked in the structure. John

3 Doe 1 decided to call 9-1-1 to report Taylor’s activity. The 911 operator answered the call, and John Doe 1 reported a male wearing a gray t-shirt was checking car doors, and had a long piece of metal and a piece of wire.

Full report here: http://orangecountyda.org/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?BlobID=23737