We now know the name of a man in a wheelchair, shot and killed BY Visalia police.
29-year-old Robert Sweet was shot last Saturday after officers got a call about a man in a wheelchair shoplifting.
Sweet was also reportedly threatened some Sears employees with a knife.
When officers arrived, they say he was coming out of Marshalls with a knife.
Police say Sweet stood up from his wheelchair and lunged at an officer and was shot. He died later at the hospital.
29-year-old Robert Sweet was shot last Saturday after officers got a call about a man in a wheelchair shoplifting.
Sweet was also reportedly threatened some Sears employees with a knife.
When officers arrived, they say he was coming out of Marshalls with a knife.
Police say Sweet stood up from his wheelchair and lunged at an officer and was shot. He died later at the hospital.