San Francisco police release bodycam video from fatal shooting of Dior security guard
SAN FRANCISCO - At a town hall meeting on Monday, San Francisco police officials showed body camera footage of what preceded the deadly police shooting of a Dior security guard who had run over several people and pointed a gun at officers.
Authorities said the suspect, 50-year-old Peter Francis Hodge Jr., was known to many in law enforcement. He was a security guard for luxury stores in Union Square and, at the time of his death, had been assigned to the Dior store on Grant Street.
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Officers said Hodge was armed when the shooting occurred around 1:30 a.m. on Dec. 20, and they warned him repeatedly before opening fire, ultimately killing him.
Acting police commander Mark Im said, "Hodge raised his right hand with the firearm in it as he pivoted toward the officers. Mr. Hodge quickly took a shooting stance, with his feet shoulder-width apart, two hands on the handgun, slightly bent forward while pointing at the officers in the street."
That was when several officers opened fire, and Hodge fell to the ground.
Police said the shooting was the end of a violent final day for the man.
The previous day, on Dec. 19 at 6:30 p.m., Hodge was behind the wheel of a black SUV illegally outfitted with police-style lights as it pursued a person on an e-bike onto the sidewalk of Sutter Street, where he plowed into two women, sending them to the hospital.
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Moments later, he struck the e-bike rider, who had taken off on foot, police said.
Investigators had identified Hodge as the suspect responsible for the incident and had planned to take him into custody while he worked as a guard at the Dior store on Grant Street.
Officers said they knew he was armed and repeatedly ordered him to raise his hands.
Body camera video showed Hodge appear to reach into his waistband, pull out a handgun, and aim it at officers.
At that point, several officers at the scene opened fire. After striking Hodge, they immediately began rendering aid, but he was pronounced dead at the hospital.
The case remains under investigation as one of the key witnesses, the e-bike rider, has not been located.