Bodycam shows San Francisco officer shooting suspect who lunged at him with scissors

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San Francisco, CA - The man injured by a police officer on Highway 101 in San Francisco last week lunged at an officer with a pair of scissors before another officer shot him in the chest, according to new details of the incident released Friday.

The San Francisco Police Department gave new information during a town hall about the police shooting of Juan Antonio Serrato on Sept. 4 on Highway 101 near the Cesar Chavez street off-ramp. Police presented body-worn camera footage, surveillance footage and 911 call audio logs from the incident.

Serrato is listed in stable condition at a local hospital, police said.

Officials said the incident began when a San Francisco sheriff’s deputy observed Serrato walking northbound on the freeway shoulder at about 11:08 a.m., though the exact chronology of the incident is still under investigation.

The deputy pulled over to make contact with the subject as San Francisco police were alerted to a person walking on the freeway holding a sharp object, police said. Police played three 911 calls from drivers reporting a man had jumped over a retaining wall and was walking on the freeway.

As a police officer arrived on the scene, they saw the sheriff’s deputy walking up the off-ramp towards Serrato. An officer attempted to make contact with the person, saying to get off the highway because there are cars, according to body-worn camera footage shown during the town hall.

Serrato then can be seen starting to limp toward the officer while clenching the scissors and making downward stabbing motions, the footage showed. An officer identified as Michael Scott, who is assigned to Ingleside station, stood on the other side of the off-ramp barricade as Serrato lunged at the other officer.

After several warnings, Scott shot Serrato, who fell to the ground on his back, the footage shows. The officer then called out for Serrato to drop the weapon, and Serrato threw a pair of small scissors to the ground in front of the officers.

Police said they could not retrieve body-worn camera footage from Scott, but one clip showed him tending to Serrato’s wounds on the side of the freeway.

Ingleside police station captain Gerald Newbeck said he is grateful that no officers or bystanders were hurt during the incident.