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A police vehicle\u2019s dash camera captures officers chasing a bank robbery suspect on Exposition Boulevard in the Point West neighborhood of Sacramento on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. Police said two officers fired six shots after the man turned and pointed what was later determined to be an imitation firearm.<\/p>\n
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Sacramento police released body-worn camera, dash camera and surveillance video footage Friday from a fatal officer-involved shooting Jan. 29 along Exposition Boulevard<\/a> near Cal Expo.<\/p>\n The shooting happened about eight minutes after a robbery was reported at 4:20 p.m. at the BMO bank branch in the 1600 block of Response Road, about a half-mile south of Arden Fair mall.<\/p>\n Police said in the video release that officers responded to a report of a robbery in progress<\/a> after a caller told dispatchers a man had taken money from a teller and left the bank heading toward a nearby fire station.<\/p>\n \u201cI believe there\u2019s a robbery in process,\u201d the employee of the bank who called 911 told dispatchers. He said that the robber \u201chad a lot of clothes on.\u201d<\/p>\n When asked how he knew a robbery had occurred, the caller said: \u201cWell, I was outside when this happened, but I don\u2019t have answers to that right now. The employees hit the alarm. … I was on break when this happened. I watched him walk in. I said, \u2018You know what? That looks suspicious.\u2019 So I started walking back towards the bank. Sure enough, I see through the window something was going on.\u201d<\/p>\n Police provided surveillance video from the bank<\/a> that showed the man pulling money from a teller drawer after threatening two employees by claiming he had a gun.<\/p>\n By the time officers encountered the suspect, he was wearing only a dark T-shirt, according to the video.<\/p>\n Dash camera footage from the department showed the man running east through a shopping center parking lot before running onto Exposition Boulevard, where he faced at least four officers in the roadway as traffic stopped abruptly around them.<\/p>\n Body-worn camera video captured officers yelling commands for the man to get on the ground and put down the weapon. The man can be heard saying, \u201cBack off.\u201d<\/p>\n Video showed the man turn toward officers and point what appeared to be a handgun at them. Two officers then fired six shots, striking him.<\/p>\n Footage from a private vehicle\u2019s dashboard camera, included in the department\u2019s release, captured the moment officers opened fire as the man ran along Exposition before turning toward them with the weapon raised.<\/p>\n Police said officers rendered medical aid and performed CPR after the shooting. Video showed officers cutting away the man\u2019s clothing to treat his injuries before Sacramento Fire Department crews from nearby Station 19 arrived. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n The Sacramento County Coroner\u2019s Office identified the man as Andrew Anthony Baima, 56. Baima was associated with addresses in Elk Grove and Henderson, Nevada, according to a public records search. Sacramento Superior Court\u2019s online index shows Baima, who also went by the name Andrew Vegas, was listed in several felony cases dating back to 2003. The court\u2019s online system does not provide details about the nature of the charges, and the index indicates several of the cases were dismissed.<\/p>\n Investigators later determined Baima\u2019s gun was an imitation firearm, police said.<\/p>\n None of the officers involved in the foot pursuit were injured, police said at the time. The two officers who fired their weapons were placed on administrative leave during the investigation, according to the agency.<\/p>\n The incident remains under investigation by the department\u2019s homicide unit, Internal Affairs Division and Professional Standards Unit. The Sacramento County District Attorney\u2019s Office<\/a> and the city\u2019s Office of Public Safety Accountability are monitoring the case<\/a>.<\/p>\n Surveillance video from a BMO bank on Response Road shows a man later identified by the Sacramento County Coroner\u2019s Office as Andrew Anthony Baima during a robbery on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. Police said he threatened tellers by claiming he had a gun before fleeing the bank and point an imitation gun at officers who fired back. Sacramento Police Department <\/p>\n
An imitation handgun lies in the grass near Exposition Parkway in Sacramento on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2026. Police say the weapon was recovered after officers fatally shot a suspected bank robber who led them on a foot chase in the Point West neighborhood. Sacramento Police Department <\/p>\n