Police officer pleads “don’t shoot me” as suspect steals her gun before being fatally shot

Terrifying bodycam footage released by the Fountain Valley Police Department captures the moment a California police officer begged for her life after a suspect stole her service weapon—just moments before her partner fatally shot the man.

The video, taken on January 24 in Fountain Valley, Orange County, shows a disturbing confrontation with 26-year-old Osean McClintock, who appeared shirtless and agitated. At one point, the suspect forcibly wrestled the gun from the screaming female officer, prompting a desperate plea: “Please don’t shoot me!”

Throughout the encounter, McClintock repeatedly shouted, “You’re saved in Jesus’ name forever,” before grabbing the officer’s weapon in a chaotic scuffle captured by multiple bodycams.

Police were initially responding to a report of someone attempting to get into an occupied vehicle near Kazuo Masuda Middle School. An officer approached McClintock, who appeared disoriented and barefoot on a grassy median.

“You’re not in trouble or anything, man. I just need to talk to you,” the officer said calmly. McClintock asked to be taken to someone named “Jonathan,” and the situation remained calm until the officer tried to guide him into a patrol vehicle.

“I don’t have to,” McClintock suddenly snapped. When the officer insisted, he took off running, chanting prayers and eventually making his way to a nearby parking lot after stopping at a gas station and bank.

Moments later, bodycam footage shows the female officer in a violent struggle with McClintock, who managed to wrestle her handgun from her. Her partner, responding urgently, radioed, “She’s in a fight. Code 3,” as he sprinted toward the scene.

“Put it down, dude! Put it down!” the male officer shouted after McClintock ignored commands and climbed into the female officer’s squad car with the stolen weapon.

When McClintock refused to surrender the gun, the officer fired 10 rounds into the vehicle, killing him at the scene.

The Orange County District Attorney’s Office and the Fountain Valley Police Department are both investigating the shooting. No officers were injured in the incident.

McClintock’s family later revealed he had struggled with chronic health issues, including hemophilia, joint swelling, and muscle bleeds. They also noted that he had recently endured the loss of two close relatives.

“He would walk through the parks every night looking for anyone to help—including neighbors and the homeless,” his family wrote in a GoFundMe appeal to raise funeral expenses. “Osean was a Son, Brother, Uncle, Friend, and a Servant of God.”

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