Henry Browning Cruz

Deadly force

A complainant told authorities that a wanted man was at Parque de Oro Apartments. Officers knocked on the door of an apartment. Cruz, violating the terms of his parole, opened the door slightly, then slammed it shut and backed away. Through a window, officers saw him draw what looked like a handgun. SWAT responded. Three-and-a-half hours later, Cruz approached officers with his weapon. Officers fatally shot him. The weapon was a pellet gun.