Fresno Police Bodycam video - fatal shooting of man with hammer - Edgar Mendoza shot in California.

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Fresno, California - On Jan. 13, 2022, officers were called to the Meux Home Museum following a report of an intruder armed with a knife and multiple broken windows.

Upon arrival, police say they found the front door of the museum open and the suspect, later identified as Edgar Morfin Mendoza, 26, inside the building.

In the video, two officers can be heard telling Mendoza to “lay down” and to “get on the ground.” One officer can be heard in the video telling Mendoza that they’re going to use less than lethal weapons on him if he doesn’t comply. Mendoza then “threw a punch” at one of the officers, resulting in that officer deploying his taser.

In the bodycam video, Mendoza is seen pulling the prongs out of his body before grabbing a hammer on the bench next to him and then running at officers with the hammer raised. Officers can be heard in the video telling Mendoza to drop the hammer before multiple rounds are fired at him.

Mendoza was later pronounced dead at the scene.