Graphic video shows woman shot by cops in Long Beach, California, after refusing to drop weapon
A news camera was filming when Adeline Arroyo, 32, slowly walked towards cops with what appeared to be a handgun. The officers opened fire after she refused to drop the weapon.
Comments (1)By Joe Kemp / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Monday, November 18, 2013, 9:59 AM
KCAL
A California news station was filming when 32-year-old Adeline Arroyo approached cops while carrying what appeared to be a handgun.
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A 32-year-old woman survived being shot multiple times by police in California after she walked towards cops while holding a fake pistol — and the dramatic encounter was all captured on video.
The gunfire erupted after an intense standoff with Adeline Arroyo, 32 — who relatives say is mentally ill — after she refused to drop the weapon while walking toward them in Long Beach on Saturday, KCBS-TV reported.
The news station was filming as Arroyo pull what appeared to be a pistol from a jacket as she ambled towards a crowd of police officers standing with their guns pointed at the woman.
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But before the pajama-clad woman could get any closer, the officers opened fire and hit Arroyo several times as she collapsed onto the ground at Third St. and Long Beach Blvd.
The bleeding woman was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she was expected to survive.
Police later determined Arroyo’s handgun was a replica.
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The woman’s aunt said Arroyo has struggled with mental illness, including hearing voices.
“She had a hard life,” the aunt told the news station.
“She had a nervous breakdown. She was going through some things...she just wasn’t well yet. But she loved her family very much.”
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Arroyo has been living with her aunt since she was forced to leave her husband and daughter. The woman slipped out of the home while her aunt was in the bathroom, family said.
Long Beach Police Chief Jim McDonnell said Arroyo left officers with no choice but to shoot.
“If the person has a handgun and they point that in our direction, less lethal is not appropriate — you have a lethal threat,” he said.
It was the 19th police-involved shooting in the area since the beginning of the year, KCBS-TV reported.
jkemp@nydailynews.com
The gunfire erupted after an intense standoff with Adeline Arroyo, 32 — who relatives say is mentally ill — after she refused to drop the weapon while walking toward them in Long Beach on Saturday, KCBS-TV reported.
The news station was filming as Arroyo pull what appeared to be a pistol from a jacket as she ambled towards a crowd of police officers standing with their guns pointed at the woman.
RELATED: QUEENS MAN SHOT, CRITICALLY WOUNDED BY COPS
But before the pajama-clad woman could get any closer, the officers opened fire and hit Arroyo several times as she collapsed onto the ground at Third St. and Long Beach Blvd.
The bleeding woman was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she was expected to survive.
KCAL
After Arroyo refuses to drop the weapon, police open fire — hitting her multiple times.
The woman’s aunt said Arroyo has struggled with mental illness, including hearing voices.
“She had a hard life,” the aunt told the news station.
“She had a nervous breakdown. She was going through some things...she just wasn’t well yet. But she loved her family very much.”
RELATED: DAD: SON SHOT DEAD AFTER POLICE CHASE WAS ANGRY OVER CIGARETTES
KCAL
Arroyo collapses after she’s shot multiple times by police fire. She was expected to survive.
Long Beach Police Chief Jim McDonnell said Arroyo left officers with no choice but to shoot.
“If the person has a handgun and they point that in our direction, less lethal is not appropriate — you have a lethal threat,” he said.
It was the 19th police-involved shooting in the area since the beginning of the year, KCBS-TV reported.
jkemp@nydailynews.com
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