Santa Ana police responding to a report of someone walking around with a shotgun killed the man before discovering the firearm was fake, the department announced Dec. 1.
The man, described by police as a Hispanic male in his 30s, was loading what appeared to be a shotgun, but police later found it was an airsoft gun, which shoots plastic pellets and is similar to a paintball gun.
The shooting was under internal and state investigations on Monday.
Because of the probes, police did not release the suspect’s name or details about what prompted officers to shoot him, according to department spokeswoman Natalie Garcia….