A tense police standoff in Oakland ended in a hail of gunfire when two officers shot and killed a 43-year-old man authorities said was armed with a pair of makeshift spears.
The Oakland Police Department released bodycam footage Wednesday showing the July 13 confrontation involving Jose Angel Castillo near a homeless encampment at 40th Avenue and International Boulevard.
Police repeatedly ordered Castillo to drop the weapons. He refused, walking away from the officers while insisting he “was doing nothing.”
The cops kept after him as he headed into a parking lot, continuing to bark commands.
Then Castillo turned around.
Several officers used…
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