LODI – A video showing a gun battle between an armed suspect and a police officer was released Monday afternoon to the public.
The video details 911 calls and the confrontation between the suspect, Marco Aquino, and Lodi Police Officer Joey Atwal. The shooting happened in the morning hours of November 5th, 2019.
The twenty minute video highlights the 911 calls placed by citizens reporting gunfire, including an employee of a business who heard gunfire and locked himself in a restroom to hide.
Officer Atwal was able to subdue Aquino and hold him at gunpoint until help arrived. Aquino was armed with a rifle and handgun. He was shot seven times but survived and charged with several crimes including attempted murder, weapons violations and drug charges.
