Bakersfield Police Dept: Release Of Body Cam Of Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting on Cottonwood Road

Bakersfield Police Department releases video of deadly officer-involved shooting on Cottonwood Road.

On June 13th at around 4:00 P.M., Bakersfield Police Officers attempted to stop a vehicle for vehicle code violations in the area of the 300 block Clifton Street.

The car fled and led officers on a short pursuit. As the car was fleeing the area, southbound on Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, the suspect's car became involved in a traffic collision at the intersection with East Brundage Lane.

The car was disabled and the suspect, described as a Hispanic Male Adult, 25 -years old, exited and fired at officers arriving at that location. An officer-involved shooting occurred.

The suspect fled to a parking lot, located in the 1400 block Cottonwood Rd, where he attempted to steal a vehicle from a citizen at gunpoint.

Officers began converging on the suspect’s location and another officer-involved shooting occurred in which the suspect was struck and knocked to the ground. The suspect was still armed with a firearm; however, was making movements that he was attempting to commit suicide.

Using cover, officers attempted to verbally de-escalate the situation and have the suspect put the firearm down; however, the suspect refused and negotiations continued for several minutes.

The suspect refused to put the firearm down and another officer-involved shooting occurred where the suspect was struck multiple times.

Officers provided life-saving measures including placing a tourniquet on the suspect’s leg. The suspect was transported to a local area hospital for treatment of his injuries.

A firearm was recovered from the suspect.

The suspect later succumbed to his injuries on June 16th, 2021, and was pronounced deceased.

Credit: https://www.bakersfieldcity.us/257/Police

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