A man who allegedly killed his father before being shot by Glendale officers has been arrested, and new video shows the moments that led up to his capture.
Police released 911 calls and video on Oct. 29 of the moments that led up to theAccording to court documents, a woman called police on Aug. 25 to report that she had tried to call her father, but her brother answered the phone and said that he had shot the dad.
A person then reportedly called 911 and said that he had been stabbed while at a family gathering. The caller, later identified as 26-year-old Rafael Vargas-Olvera, said he shot the person who stabbed him and then locked himself inside the master bedroom.and said Vargas-Olvera was not being cooperative with the 911 dispatcher, who told him to leave the home without any weapons.
"Officers were taking cover behind the police vehicles while Rafael who at officers," court documents read. "The shots behind fired outside the residence and at the police vehicles were putting multiple officers and community members at risk of serious physical injury or death." Two SWAT team members on rooftops saw Vargas-Olvera and shot him. A K-9 was also brought in to help police get Vargas-Olvera into custody.