Vacaville police say officer who shot fleeing, unarmed man did not violate policy

An internal Vacaville police review has found that an officer who shot and wounded an unarmed man who was running from police in 2020 acted within department policy, according to records obtained by the Vallejo Sun.

A Vacaville officer and Solano County Sheriff’s sergeant also fired on Raymond Real during an earlier vehicle pursuit in a stolen car but missed. Helicopter footage shows them continuing to fire after the vehicle passes them and drives away.

When Real abandoned the car and ran through an alfalfa field, he was shot by Vacaville Officer Vincent Santoni.

The Vacaville police administrative review, which was concluded on Jan. 25, found the actions of its officers to be within department policy.

Body camera video obtained through a public records request shows Santoni run after Real through the field. As Santoni ran, he yelled, “He keeps reaching into his waistband.” When Real fell, Santoni fired six times, wounding him twice. No weapon was found.

The Solano County District Attorney’s Office filed charges against Real including assault on an officer. Because of that, Solano County Deputy District Attorney Paul Sequeira said the office did not undertake a separate criminal review of the officers’ actions.

“We charged the defendant Real with a number of felonies and he has already pled guilty,” Sequeira said in an email last week. “That determination assumes no criminal liability on the part of the officers involved.”

However, the assault charge was later dismissed. Real pleaded guilty to evading police and driving a stolen vehicle in a plea deal with prosecutors. In part because he already had a lengthy criminal history, he was sentenced to four years in state prison.
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