A person was fatally shot by police in Huntington Seashore, California, close to the U.S. Open of Browsing contest, authorities mentioned Saturday night time.
The person, who was not recognized, had a gun and “was non-compliant” as officers tried to get him to give up, the Huntington Seashore Police Division mentioned in an announcement.
The afternoon confrontation occurred south of the Huntington Seashore Pier, the place surfers had been competing close by within the U.S. Open of Browsing, a qualifying occasion linked to the skilled browsing tour.
Following the taking pictures, “life-saving measures had been supplied,” however the man died at a hospital, the division mentioned. A gun was recovered on the scene, police mentioned.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Division was requested to research.
The annual browsing contest has typically drawn giant, boisterous crowds. In 1986, below the title O.P. Professional, it was the positioning of rioting and looting.
The occasion wraps up Sunday.
