Westminster Police Shoot Suspect After He Charges at Officers With Metal Pole

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Westminster, California — On December 23, 2022, at approximately 10:59 p.m., Westminster Police received a call regarding a commercial burglary of a business located at 9253 Bolsa Avenue in the City of Westminster. The reporting party told WPD that a male subject, later identified as 30-year-old Khang Chi To wearing a gray shirt and armed with a metal pipe had smashed the front door and taken a drink from inside the business. At approximately 11:33 p.m., WPD received a call for service regarding an incident of vandalism at Imperial – Health & Beauty, a business located at 9196 Bolsa Avenue in the City of Westminster. Due to other priority calls for service, an officer was not immediately available for dispatch to either of the locations. On December 24, 2022, at approximately 12:28 a.m., Officer Dam was dispatched to the reported burglary.

Officer Doan began conducting an area check to locate the subject. Officer Doan observed To approximately a block away in the south alley of 9262 Bolsa Avenue, behind a retail and commercial business complex. Officer Doan exited his marked police vehicle and initially contacted To in the alley. To immediately began walking westbound and away from Officer Doan. Officer Doan followed on foot and repeatedly commanded To to stop, drop the pole, and sit down. To was argumentative and continued walking away from Officer Doan. Officer Doan requested additional units to respond for assistance. Officer Dam heard the request for assistance and responded. At approximately 12:58 a.m., Officer Dam arrived at the location, exited his marked vehicle, and joined Officer Doan. Both officers followed To westbound on the south sidewalk of Bolsa Avenue at Saigon.

At approximately 1:00 a.m., Officer Bouffard arrived at the location. Officer Bouffard immediately exited his marked patrol vehicle and joined Officer Doan and Officer Dam as they followed To on foot. At approximately 1:00 a.m., To stopped, fully turned toward the officers, grabbed the pole with both hands and raised it to shoulder level and behind his head similar to a baseball batter. Officer Doan immediately shouted for To to stop as To began to quickly advance toward Officer Dam and Officer Bouffard. To ignored Officer Doan’s repeated commands to stop, and continued moving toward Officers Dam and Bouffard. As To closed to within a few feet of the officers and appeared to be preparing to swing the pole by “cocking” it back, Officer Doan fired his handgun five times. Simultaneously, Officer Dam deployed his TASER. To immediately dropped the weapon and fell to the ground.

As a result of the shooting, To sustained gunshot wounds to the face, chest, abdomen and right arm. To, who remained conscious and alert, was handcuffed. Officers then immediately began rendering medical aid. He was transported by Care Ambulance Service to UCIMC. To underwent successful surgery and survived his wounds. On December 29, 2022, WPD Detective Marcela Lopez and OCDA Investigator Thomas Toth went to the UCI Surgical Intensive Care Unit to interview To. To said on the night he was shot, a WPD officer was after him because he was holding a metal pole. When asked why he had a metal pole in his possession on that date, To said he was doing it for fun. On January 5, 2023, at approximately 2:30 p.m., Detective Lopez again went to UCIMC, where To had been medically cleared for release by UCIMC. To was arrested and transported to the WPD jail.

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Timestamps:
0:00 – Bodycam: Officer Doan
5:31 – Bodycam: Officer Dam
9:18 – Bodycam: Officer Bouffard
10:45 – Patreon Supporters

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