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The Vallejo police officer who shot and killed an unarmed 22-year old man outside a Walgreens on Tuesday is a six-year veteran of the department who has been involved in three non-fatal shooting incidents, according to sources familiar with the case and public records.Police have said Sean when a Vallejo police officer opened fire from his vehicle — the bullets piercing his own windshield, and one fatally striking the San Francisco resident.Officers were responding to reports of a break-in at the Walgreens at Broadway and Redwood on Tuesday at around 12:30 a.m. when they encountered Monterrosa outside the store, police said. The shooting happened during a night of unrest sparked by the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd. Monterrosa’s family said when he was killed.Vallejo police and officials have declined to name the officer who fired the fatal shot, saying only that he opened fire because he mistook a hammer in Monterrosa’s pocket for a gun.But several people familiar with the case identified the officer as Jarrett Tonn, who joined the Vallejo Police Department in 2014 after working several years with the Galt Police Department.Tonn’s involvement in the shooting was reported Friday by Open Vallejo, a nonprofit news and government transparency organization.Multiple sources have named Det. Jarrett Tonn as the officer who shot Sean Monterrosa Tuesday morning.Tonn’s previous shootings include:Gerald Brown (2015): Victor Hurtado (2017): Kevin DeCarlo (2017): — Open Vallejo (@OpenVallejo)Related StoriesA person close to the case who spoke on the condition of anonymity confirmed Tonn was the shooter. The Chronicle agreed to withhold the name of the source, who is not authorized to release details of the case, based on its anonymous sources policy.Dan Russo, a defense attorney and former president of the Solano County Bar Association, said of Tonn: “It’s my belief that he's the shooter.”Tonn could not be reached for comment Saturday. The Vallejo Police Department did not respond to requests for comment Saturday.Tonn has been involved in three non-fatal shooting incidents since 2015 during his time on the Vallejo force, according to public records.In Galt, Tonn was one of the first officers on the scene in 2013, after his cousin, Kevin Tonn, 35, also a Galt police officer, .Kevin Tonn was responding to a burglary in process. He was who exchanged shots with another officer before turning his gun on himself.Updated to include drought zones while tracking water shortage status of your area, plus reservoir levels and a list of restrictions for the Bay Area’s largest water districts.“It is sad, and it is awful, but it is not a tragedy,” Jarrett Tonn said of his cousin “Giving one’s life to protect others is never a tragedy.”Inside the NewsroomAnonymous sources: The Chronicle strives to attribute all information we report to credible, reliable, identifiable sources. Presenting information from an anonymous source occurs extremely rarely, and only when that information is considered crucially important and all other on-the-record options have been exhausted. In such cases, The Chronicle has complete knowledge of the unnamed person's identity and of how that person is in position to know the information. The Chronicle's detailed policy governing the use of such sources, including the use of pseudonyms, is available on .Jarrett Tonn was born in Placerville and graduated from the Basic Police Academy at Modesto Junior College in 2003. He worked for the Galt Police Department from 2007 to 2014, according to Vallejo city records.Vallejo Police Chief Shawny Williams said Monterrosa appeared to be running toward a suspect vehicle just after 12:30 a.m. when he suddenly dropped to his knees and brought his hands above his waist, revealing what an officer mistook for the butt of a firearm.An officer shot five times through the windshield of his vehicle.The officer was placed on administrative leave.Jill Tucker is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: Twitter:Updated to include drought zones while tracking water shortage status of your area, plus reservoir levels and a list of restrictions for the Bay Area’s largest water districts.

The Vallejo police officer who shot and killed an unarmed 22-year old man outside a Walgreens on Tuesday is a six-year veteran of the department who has been involved in three non-fatal shooting incidents, according to sources familiar with the case and public records.Police have said Sean when a Vallejo police officer opened fire from his vehicle — the bullets piercing his own windshield, and one fatally striking the San Francisco resident.Officers were responding to reports of a break-in at the Walgreens at Broadway and Redwood on Tuesday at around 12:30 a.m. when they encountered...

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