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Calif. Man Fatally Shot After Promising To 'Kill Or Be Killed'

An Orange County, Calif., man was fatally shot by SWAT officers from Placentia and Brea late Monday, after he pointed a double-barrel shotgun at officers during a standoff.

August 21, 2012

An Orange County, Calif., man was fatally shot by SWAT officers from Placentia and Brea late Monday, after he pointed a double-barrel shotgun at officers during a standoff.

Officers pulled over 57-year-old Joseph Paul Oregero around 3 p.m. after running his plate and finding he had an outstanding warrant. Oregero gave the officers his middle finger and ran into a trailer, where officers said they heard him rack a shotgun round.

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During the standoff, Oregero's friends contacted police to say he had indicated he would "kill or be killed," reports the Orange County Register .