Stealing leads to Headshot in Orange County. Ernesto Aguilar shooting in California Walmart - gun

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Lake Forest, California – On January 19, 2022 at 10:00 p.m., a Walmart loss-prevention worker called 911 to report what she described as attempted shoplifting at the store in the planned community of Foothill Ranch, according to the audio of the call published by the Sheriff’s Department. She told a dispatcher that two people who had a “fake receipt” on a cellphone were “grabbing high-ticket merchandise” and preparing to leave, which she said was a “common fraud.”

When three sheriff’s deputies arrived, the employee pointed them toward the man, identified as 30-year-old Ernesto Aguilar of Santa Ana, who was waiting in line at a register with a woman and a shopping cart holding several large boxes. The bodycam footage shows one deputy approaching them and saying that a store manager felt they were “about to steal” and wanted them to leave. The deputies then begin walking them toward the exit.

“You’re like 40 years old, and you’re still stealing, dude?” the deputy tells him. “Stop stealing. Get a job. Let’s go.”

One deputy warns that Aguilar has a knife. The video shows Aguilar reaching for a sheath on his right hip, and a deputy warns: “Don’t reach for it. Get your fucking hand off the knife.” The deputy then tries to handcuff him, telling him: “I don’t know if you have other weapons.” The footage then shows the three deputies and a bystander in a black shirt wrestling Aguilar to the ground. A deputy yells: “He’s got a gun! He’s got a gun! Shoot him. Shoot him.” The video appears to show one deputy using both hands to press Aguilar’s arm and the gun against the ground. Another deputy fires a one shot with his Glock duty weapon into Aguilar’s head.

Aguilar was taken to a hospital and underwent surgery. He was charged with several felonies, including assault on a peace officer and possession of a gun missing a serial number.