David Alejandro Molina

Deadly force

Police responded to a call at 1:48 a.m. of a man assaulting a woman. David Alejandro Molina was soon found skateboarding. Officers ordered him to put his hands up and get on the ground, but instead he ran to some nearby apartments. An officer chased him and reportedly ordered him to cooperate, but Molina kept running. The chase took the officer and Molina into a wooded area, and there reportedly was a struggle for the officer's rifle in which Molina had control of the rifle and fired shots from it. During the struggle, Molina was shot and killed.