Overview

• Fountain Valley police released graphic body-worn camera footage of a January 24, 2025, fatal shooting involving 26-year-old Osean McClintock.
• The footage reveals McClintock wrestling a service weapon from a female officer, who pleaded with him not to shoot her before fleeing for cover.
• McClintock, holding the stolen firearm, entered a police SUV and was shot by a second officer who fired 10 rounds after ordering him to drop the weapon.
• McClintock was pronounced dead at the scene, and the Orange County District Attorney’s Office and Fountain Valley Police Department are investigating the incident.
• The release of the video has raised questions about police tactics, use-of-force protocols, and the rarity of suspects successfully disarming officers.