The altercation in the area of Shotwell and 18th streets on Aug. 6 involved Jose Corvera, 51, who was not injured during the encounter, though four different SFPD officers discharged their firearms, as Cmdr. Paul Yep pointed out during Monday's town hall.
Around eight o’clock that morning, officers on patrol saw Corvera on a bicycle pulling a second bike in tow. According to Yep, a bicycle theft had been reported to the department, so the officers attempted to stop Corvera to question him.
The San Francisco Public Defender's Office released a statement after the town hall calling into question why Corvera, a man with mental health challenges, was stopped.
The Public Defender's Office alleges that Corvera had a prop gun that fired blanks that he used for protection.
