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(NSFW) Riverside Officer Neutralizes Suspect Armed With Tire Iron
Published 3 years ago
On April 9, 2021, A Riverside County Sheriff Deputy shot and killed a suspect who was reportedly throwing rocks at cars on Freeway 10, Palm Springs.
Dispatch received a phone call from a female subject who was driving down Whitewater Canyon Rd, when the suspect allegedly smashed out the windshield of her car. The victim and her mother had been traveling down the road, when the suspect threw a large rock smashing the windshield and covering both the driver and passenger in glass.
Upon being dispatched, officers located the suspect in the median of Freeway 10. As the officer exits his vehicle, the suspect begins approaching the officer. Being asked multiple times to drop the tire iron, the suspect refuses to abide by the officers orders. The officer, now walking backward away from the suspect is left with no other choice but to neutralize the approaching suspect. The officer fired multiple shots, finally stopping the suspect from progressing forward.
The suspect was provided medical aid by the responding officer but was later pronounced deceased on the scene. No officers or civilians were injured.