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id: e22e05d345
section: safety
first_reported: 2026-11-12 10:00 PST
updated: 2026-11-12 10:00 PST
status: reported
outlets: 2
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# Video shows SFPD officer tackling scooter rider before fatal crash

Video obtained by the Public Defender's Office shows an officer lunging at scooter rider Edwin Adams before he died; police had said he hit a bus stop.

Section: [Public Safety](/section/safety.md) · Entities: [Edwin Adams](/wiki/edwin-adams.md), [San Francisco Police Department](/wiki/san-francisco-police-department.md), [San Francisco Public Defender's Office](/wiki/san-francisco-public-defender-s-office.md)

## Coverage

- [Mission Local](https://missionlocal.org/2026/11/video-sfpd-death-tackle-pursuit/), 2026-11-12 10:00 PST: Video: SFPD officer lunged at scooter-rider seconds before fatal crash
- [The San Francisco Standard](https://sfstandard.com/2026/11/12/surveillance-footage-contradicts-sfpd-story-scooter-chase-death/), 2026-11-12 10:00 PST: Video contradicts SFPD story of scooter chase death

Headline and summary written by the Acta Diurna desk from the coverage above. Read the original reporting for full detail.