SACRAMENTO, CA. (THECOUNT) — Darell “Beasty” Richards has been identified as the masked man killed in an officer-involved shooting in Sacramento Wednesday night, according to the Sacramento coroner.
Richards, 19, was found to be holding a pellet gun when he was shot dead in an officer-involved shooting off Broadway in Sacramento around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Police received a report of an armed, masked man in the Land Park neighborhood and upon arrival, the suspect fled from police. When the suspect hid in a backyard, police called SWAT. The suspect fled again and was found in another backyard around 3 a.m. Police say they deployed, “less than lethal weapons,” and a canine, but two SWAT team members were threatened by the suspect and both fired their weapons, killing the suspect. source
Officials said the Sacramento Police Department will review officer body cam video during their investigation.
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