Deputies Kill Man Who Held Paint-Ball Gun
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A 45-year-old Calabasas man, allegedly wielding a paint-ball gun and shouting, “I’m going to kill you” in a drunken rage, was fatally shot Wednesday in his home by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies, authorities said Thursday.
Deputies were called out to Joseph Pasko’s mobile home in the 23700 block of Mulholland Highway, after a neighbor heard him arguing with his mother.
The deputies reported hearing threats as they approached the home, police said. The stainless steel paint-ball gun apparently resembled a real .45-caliber handgun, authorities said. Pasko was shot in the upper torso, said Deputy Ron Bottomley, a department spokesman.
The case is being investigated by the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau. The names of the officers involved were not released. They were placed on paid administrative leave, authorities said.
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