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RIVERSIDE Calif. — Authorities say a Riverside transient on Post Release Community Supervision (PRCS) probation was shot by officers multiple times at the end of a stolen vehicle pursuit Thursday morning, Oct. 8. The shooting happened when the man allegedly attempted to run down two officers and a Crisis Negotiator who were taking cover behind a tree while attempting to coax […]
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UPDATED: Sunday, Aug. 16, 2:30 p.m. See Original Story, Photos and Video below. HEMET, Calif. — Officials in Hemet say a man suspected in the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old San Jacinto man last night was fatally shot by officers after the alleged suspect confronted them while armed with a handgun after a police pursuit earlier this morning, Sunday, Aug. […]
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UPDATED: Wednesday, Aug. 12, 3:45 p.m., with additional details from Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. UPDATED: Wednesday, Aug. 19, 1:30 p.m., with release of suspect’s name and CORRECTED to reflect the type of weapon used, since described as a screwdriver. Originally published on Saturday, Aug. 8: Repeatedly stabbed during Rancho Mirage scuffle, deputy fatally shoots man RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Authorities […]
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HEMET, Calif. — A dangerous pursuit involving a stolen pickup truck and loaded trailer wound its way through Hemet before ending with an officer involved shooting overnight, Friday, June 12. The alleged suspect, who was not struck by the officer’s gunfire, was arrested and transported to an area hospital “as a precaution”, according to officials who are now investigating the […]
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UPDATED: Saturday, April 4, 12:35 p.m. See Original Story and all photos below. WILDOMAR, Calif. — Authorities yesterday announced the arrest of a man wanted for questioning after a Wildomar altercation with a sheriff’s deputy led to an officer involved shooting Tuesday morning, March 31. The deputy was uninjured during the encounter, which happened on the 33700 block of Orange […]
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REDDING — Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding an officer-involved shooting in Redding that left a person dead early Sunday morning, Dec. 22. The fatal encounter happened during a traffic stop on Pine St., just north of Cypress Ave., according to officials who say the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office has been designated as the lead investigating agency that will be […]
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BEAUMONT — A man wielding two large knives during a domestic violence related incident in Beaumont was fatally shot by officers, after he refused to comply with their orders to drop the knives and advanced toward them while still armed. The deadly shooting happened last night, Friday evening, Aug. 9, outside a private residence on the 600 block of Michigan […]
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PALM SPRINGS — A man who was reportedly shouting racial and homophobic slurs while threatening people with a knife and a Palm Springs police officer were both hospitalized after a violent encounter that led to an officer involved shooting, Friday afternoon, Aug. 8. The shooting happened in the Bank of America parking lot, in the area of Camino Parocela and […]
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RANCHO MIRAGE — Officials today identified a knife-wielding man who was fatally shot by deputies during an encounter in Rancho Mirage earlier this month. The deadly shooting happened Tuesday evening, July 9, in the area of Bob Hope Drive and Ramon Rd. In an updated press release dated Wednesday, July 17, Riverside Sheriff’s spokesperson Deputy Robyn Flores identified the man […]
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INDIO — A man who officials say has a history of domestic violence and is “well-known” to local officers was shot and injured early this morning, Tuesday, April 30, after threatening to kill his family as well as any officers who responded to his home. The shooting, which followed reports of a domestic violence-related incident, happened at a residence in […]
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