Tino Martinez

Deadly force

A police officer was responding to conduct a "welfare check" on a man who was found passed out on a landing in an outside stairwell of the apartment building between the first and second floors, police said. Police said the officer and the suspect carried on a conversation until the officer asked Martinez to remove his backpack. At that point, the suspect jumped up, pulled out revolver from the backpack and fired at least one round--possibly two or more--at the officer, according to police.The officer returned fire, hitting the suspect and killing him.