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 shows a California police officer pleading for her life after a suspect stole her service weapon, just moments before her partner fatally shot the man.
The video, recorded on January 24 in Fountain Valley, Orange County, depicts a disturbing encounter with 26-year-old Osean McClintock, who appeared shirtless and agitated. During the confrontation, McClintock forcibly took the gun from the screaming female officer, leading her to cry out, “Please don’t shoot me!”
Throughout the incident, McClintock repeatedly shouted, “You’re saved in Jesus’ name forever,” while he struggled with the officer, a chaotic scene captured by multiple bodycams.
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Police were initially responding to a report of someone trying to enter an occupied vehicle near Kazuo Masuda Middle School. An officer approached McClintock, who seemed disoriented and was 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 requested to be taken to someone named “Jonathan,” and the situation remained peaceful until the officer attempted to guide him into a patrol vehicle.
“I don’t have to,” McClintock suddenly retorted. When the officer insisted, he took off running, chanting prayers, and eventually made his way to a nearby parking lot after stopping at a gas station and a bank.
Shortly after, bodycam footage shows the female officer engaged in a violent struggle with McClintock, who managed to wrestle her handgun away from her. Her partner, responding urgently, radioed, “She’s in a fight. Code 3,” as he rushed to the scene.
“Put it down, dude! Put it down!” the male officer shouted as 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 currently investigating the shooting.
Fortunately, no officers were injured during the incident.
McClintock’s family later revealed that he had struggled with chronic health issues, including hemophilia, joint swelling, and muscle bleeds. They also mentioned that he had recently lost 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 funds for his funeral. “Osean was a son, brother, uncle, friend, and a servant of God.”
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