An armed man who had fallen asleep in a Taco Bell drive-through line in Vallejo was fatally shot by police Saturday night, according to the Vallejo Police Department. Police received a call at 10:36 p.m. from a Taco Bell employee at the restaurant at 974 Admiral Callaghan Lane. The employee told police that a man was “hunched over” behind the wheel of a silver Mercedes sedan. When police arrived they found that the driver was unresponsive in a locked car with a handgun sitting in his lap.<doc-sep>#1: Family and friends gather to mourn death of 21 y.o. Willie McCoy, who was fatally shot by Vallejo PD last night at a Taco Bell drive-through.https://t.co/BffFg8rw4N pic.twitter.com/oLsNQTZ7AJ — Anser Hassan (@AnserHassan) February 11, 2019 #2: In email to @abc7news, Vallejo PD says: Driver "unresponsive... had handgun on his lap." Driver suddenly began to move, cops said keep hands visible. "However, the driver quickly reached for the handgun. In fear of their own safety," they shot him. https://t.co/BffFg8rw4N pic.twitter.com/7s2DnRnpiF — Anser Hassan (@AnserHassan) February 11, 2019 #3: Family says they don't believe the police version of the story, calling the shooting "targeted" and an "execution." Hear what Willie's older brother has to say about how things went down, tonight on @abc7news at 11PM. https://t.co/BffFg8rw4N pic.twitter.com/hohc6IENtn — Anser Hassan (@AnserHassan) February 11, 2019 #4: Willie was part of the music group FBG. Watch their music video here: "HOW MY LIFE GO" on YouTube: https://t.co/7icnzdKNqT — Anser Hassan (@AnserHassan) February 11, 2019 VALLEJO, Calif. (KGO) -- Vallejo police are conducting an investigation after an officer fatally shot a man sitting in his car while in a drive-through of a Taco Bell.Sunday evening, a small group of family and friends of victim, Willie McCoy, 21, set-up a memorial across from the restaurant located in the very busy and very popular Vallejo Auto Mall Plaza. "I'm outraged! This community is outraged!" says David Harrison, McCoy's cousin. "He's not robbing Taco Bell. He is in the drive-through trying to get something to eat! "Vallejo police say they got a call just after 10:30 p.m. on Saturday about a Mercedes parked in the drive-through line, whose driver was slumped over. Once on scene, police check out the vehicle.Broadcastify's audio stream captured police activity minutes before the shooting. "Alright, car is locked, he is passed out. But the car is in drive. We need another unit," says one of the officers.In a statement to ABC7 News, Vallejo police claim McCoy had a gun in his lap. They say when McCoy started to move, they told him to keep his hand visible. They went to say, "The driver quickly reached for the handgun on his lap. In fear for their own safety, the officers discharged their weapons at the driver. "Marc McCoy, Willie's older brother doesn't buy the police version of the story, and says Vallejo P.D. didn't have to shoot his brother. "(Then to) wake him up out of sleep? Come on now, if you wake up out of your sleep, you're going to do some kind of movement," says Marc. "And that can be a threatening movement... to police. "Marc admits his brother had been in trouble with the law in the past. He says he doesn't know why his brother may have been slumped over, but says the rapper had being touring and was exhausted.The family says they are looking into conducting their own investigation.The Vallejo police statement says officer immediately requested medical assistance and began life saving efforts after the shooting, but that McCoy died at the scene. It also says that, "A loaded handgun was recovered from the vehicle. "The incident is also being investigated by the Solano County Fatal Incident Protocol.<doc-sep>VALLEJO (CBS SF) — An armed man was killed late Saturday night in an officer-involved shooting in a confrontation as he was parked in a Vallejo Taco Bell drive-thru, authorities said. The incident began around 10:36 p.m. in the drive-thru lane of the Taco Bell restaurant located at 974 Admiral Callaghan Lane. UPDATE Officer-Involved Shooting Suspect Had Gun Stolen In Oregon Vallejo police said an employee called 911 to report a man slumped over the driver’s seat of a Silver Mercedes was parked in the drive thru. Officers responded to the call in order to check on the welfare of the driver. As the officers approached the Mercedes, they could see that the adult male driver was unresponsive, and that he had a handgun on his lap. The officers found that the vehicle was locked and that the Mercedes’ transmission was in drive. Police said the officers made efforts to stop any forward progress by the Mercedes as they assessed the situation and asked for additional resources. But the driver of the vehicle suddenly began to move. Police said the officers told the driver to keep his hands visible, but he allegedly reached for the handgun on his lap. In fear for their own safety, the officers opened fire. The wounded driver was given medical assistance, but was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver was 20-year-old Williebo McCoy of Vallejo, who was a rapper going by the name Williebo. A music video of his can be seen below (WARNING: Explicit language): His family couldn’t believe that he was gone. “He was one that had made it out of here. He really made it out,” said David Harrison, McCoy’s cousin. A vigil was held for McCoy on Sunday evening at the waterfront at 938 Mare Island in Vallejo. McCoy’s older brother Mark believes his that police acted too quickly and surprised the young man. “My little brother was just shot for no reason,” he said. “If I wake you up… if I knock on your front door and, ‘Bang bang bang!’ you’re going to jump off the bed like, ‘Who the hell is this?’ You know? Why wouldn’t you be safe while you wake him up and then [mocks bullhorn] ‘Driver, exit the car!’ Now, if he exits the car shooting, then I understand. I have to chalk that up.” The incident was being investigated in accordance with the Solano County Fatal Incident Protocol. The Vallejo Police Department is encouraging anyone who may be a witness or who has additional information to contact Detective Scott Yates at (707) 648-4533 or Detective Craig Long at (707) 648-4514.<doc-sep>
VALLEJO — Police officers fatally shot a man inside a car in the drive-through of a Taco Bell in Vallejo on Saturday night, after the man allegedly reached for a handgun in his lap, police said Sunday. The incident began around 10:36 p.m. Saturday, when police said they received a call from an employee at the Taco Bell located at 974 Admiral Callaghan Lane. The employee said a silver Mercedes was parked in the drive-through line and the driver was slumped over in the seat, police said. According to a press release issued Sunday morning by the Vallejo Police Department, uniformed officers arrived at the restaurant to check on the welfare of the driver. When they approached the car, they could see the “driver was unresponsive, and that he had a handgun on his lap,” the release said. Officers also determined the car’s transmission was in drive and the doors were locked, so they “made efforts to stop any forward progress by the Mercedes as they assessed the situation and asked for additional resources,” the release said, though police didn’t provide more detail about those efforts. The driver began to move, and officers told him to keep his hands visible, “however the driver quickly reached for the handgun on his lap,” the release said. “In fear for their own safety, the officers discharged their weapons at the driver.” The officers immediately requested medical assistance and began life-saving efforts, but the driver was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. A loaded handgun was recovered by police from the car. Police said they are not releasing the identity of the driver at this time due to the ongoing investigation of this incident. Calls to the department from this news organization were not immediately returned Sunday. The shooting is being investigated in accordance with the Solano County Fatal Incident Protocol, police said. The Vallejo Police Department asked anyone who may be a witness or who has additional information to contact Detective Scott Yates at 707-648-4533 or Detective Craig Long at 707-648-4514. Check back here for updates.