Jose Alfonso Velasquez, the homicide suspect, was shot by police on Newport Beach Pier while armed with a handgun. Despite officers' commands, he failed to comply moments before the shooting. The incident unfolded after police tracked his cell phone to the area following the shooting of his girlfriend in Menifee. Officers pursued Velasquez after spotting him in his vehicle, a silver Honda CRV, which he drove onto the pier, alarming bystanders who fled for safety as the police engagement escalated.
Video footage from Santa Ana Police Department shows the suspect, Jose Alfonso Velasquez, disregarding officers' commands with a handgun before he was shot and killed.
The sequence of events began with a deadly shooting in Menifee where Velasquez allegedly shot his girlfriend, leading police to pursue him to Newport Beach Pier.
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