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DE LUZ: Deputies shoot man, ending hours-long, hostage-related standoff

January 7, 2018 Trevor Montgomery

DE LUZ — A man who officials allege was armed with a gun and holding family members against their will was shot during an hours-long standoff with officials, Thursday, Jan. 4. The standoff and officer involved shooting happened at a 20-acre property on the 47400 block of Sandia Creek Drive in the unincorporated community of De Luz. Deputies from the Riverside County […]

UPDATED: RIVERSIDE: Man killed by SWAT members after taking 70-year-old elementary teacher hostage ID’d

October 31, 2017 Trevor Montgomery

UPDATE #3: Tuesday, Nov. 1, 12:30 a.m. See original story, photographs and Riverside PD update below. RIVERSIDE — Riverside Police officials have identified a parent who was fatally shot by SWAT members when they stormed a classroom to rescue a 70-year-old teacher the man had held hostage for more than six hours. The barricaded stand-off and hostage crisis happened at Castle […]

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LOMA LINDA: Shotgun-wielding felon arrrested after hostage crisis and 9-hour stand-off

December 30, 2016 Trevor Montgomery

LOMA LINDA – San Bernardino County sheriff’s officials arrested a man accused of taking two people hostage at gunpoint Wednesday, Dec. 28. The incident started about 8:22 a.m., in the 26600 block of Romero Road in the unincorporated area of Loma Linda. The suspect, was identified as Isaac Michael Castillo, 28, of San Bernardino. After his arrest, officials charged Castillo with suspicion […]

Officers shoot and kill man who took ex-girlfriend hostage after shooting incident in Redlands, officials say

March 25, 2016 Trevor Montgomery

Officers reportedly shot and killed a man who had been holding his ex-girlfriend hostage on Thursday, March 24. The fatal shooting followed a tense, hours-longs stand-off, during which the man was holding his girlfriend hostage at gunpoint, according to law enforcement officials. (See initial story here) Redlands Police officers and San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies initially responded to a report of […]

BREAKING – Homes and businesses being evacuated during hostage stand-off, after shooting at Redlands Office Depot

March 24, 2016 Trevor Montgomery

REDLANDS – Law enforcement officers from Redlands Police Department and San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department are currently on scene of a shooting incident, after an unidentified adult male reportedly walked into a Redlands Office Depot, located at 602 N. Orange Street, and attempted to shoot his girlfriend. The shot reportedly missed his girlfriend and hit another person. Some news agencies have reported the […]