South San Francisco man shot by police charged with assaulting, resisting officers

"Luis Adrian Francisco Manzo has been charged with one count of assault on a peace officer with a deadly weapon and four counts of resisting an officer with enhancements for use of a deadly weapon, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office. Francisco Manzo, 28, appeared in court Friday to surrender on an arrest warrant, and was denied bail by San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey B. Jackson on the basis that he still poses a threat to public safety, prosecutors said."

"He was shot on the morning of Dec. 8, after several officers from the South San Francisco Police Department responded to a call from Francisco Manzo's relative, who said that he was threatening to harm himself and was armed with two knives. Authorities encountered Francisco Manzo in the hallway of the family's home and claimed that he, after initially following officers' instructions, pulled out a knife and walked toward the officers, asking them to kill him."

Luis Adrian Francisco Manzo faces charges including assault on a peace officer with a deadly weapon and resisting an officer with enhancements for deadly weapon use. He surrendered on an arrest warrant and was denied bail after a judge found he remains a threat to public safety. Officers shot him seven times on Dec. 8 after responding to a relative's report that he threatened self-harm and was armed with two knives. Authorities say he initially complied, then pulled a knife and walked toward officers asking them to be killed. One officer used a stun gun and two officers fired their handguns. He was transported to a trauma center in critical condition. The San Mateo County District Attorney's Office is investigating whether the officers' actions were justified. He was on probation for a 2023 conviction for possession of a firearm and drugs.

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