Click on the date for events. Find Orange County restaurants. Weapon that Antonio Saldivar pointed at officers was a toy, Huntington Beach police say.
Family doubts their account.
We don't become police officers to hurt people. When approached by a uniformed officer, Saldivar fled on foot, Thomas said. The officer eventually caught up to him, and found Saldivar crouched behind a car. The officer, in both English and Spanish, ordered him to stand and show himself. Thomas said he cannot explain why Saldivar would pick up a toy gun with police chasing him.