Anaheim police shot and killed a man

Anaheim police shot and killed a man this morning when he confronted two officers in an alleyway, said Anaheim Police Sgt. Tim Schmidt.
The shooting occurred about 9:30 a.m. as the officers were on routine patrol in the 800 block of South Citron Street. They spotted a man in a white car. The unidentified man, described only as Latino and in his mid-30s, got out of the car and the shooting occurred, Schmidt said. Both officers fired, he said.
Schmidt did not release details on what led to the shooting or the names of the officers. They will be interviewed by the Orange County district attorney's office, which investigates all officer-related shootings. Anaheim detectives are also looking for witnesses.Schmidt described the alley as "high in gang activity and graffiti.""It's obviously an area of concern for the city. The cops were where they should be," he said.The man was taken to UCI Medical Center in Orange, where he was declared dead.

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