Insane video shows half-naked maniac shooting flamethrower at cops inside California sex shop

Dramatic police bodycam footage captured the moment a madman armed with a makeshift flamethrower confronted officers inside a California adult shop, leaving three injured and a police dog with burns.The San Diego Police Department released the video on Thursday, showing multiple angles of the September 16 confrontation that ended with 33-year-old suspect Saul Sandoval Chavez being fatally shot.The incident unfolded in San Diego’s North Park neighborhood after officers responded to reports of a man allegedly acting violently with a metal rod and attempting to break into vehicles.The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.

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Never miss a story Police said the incident began shortly after 9 a.m.near El Cajon Boulevard and Oregon Street, where Chavez was reportedly carrying a torch lighter and an aerosol container.The footage shows the pursuit moving through the neighborhood, with the suspect allegedly damaging vehicles before taunting officers with his makeshift weapon.The confrontation continued at the Adult Emporium sex shop, where Chavez ran inside and allegedly turned the weapon on police.As he made a beeline for a back room, a store employee could be seen fleeing through the main entrance toward officers after being told to “run”.Officers deployed bean bag rounds inside the business in an attempt to subdue Chavez before sending in police K-9 Ryder to help apprehend him.California Post News: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedInCalifornia Post Sports Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, XCalifornia Post Opinion California Post Newsletters: Sign up here!California Post App: Download here!Home delivery: Sign up here!Page Six Hollywood: Sign up here!But the suspect allegedly turned the makeshift flamethrower on Ryder, leaving the dog with burns to its face and upp...