A person was fatally shot by regulation enforcement officers after he drove his automotive right into a area close to Castroville, the Monterey County sheriff’s workplace mentioned.
The capturing occurred round 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29.
The person had been driving a automotive that reportedly matched the outline of 1 linked to an tried homicide being investigated by the Salinas police. A California Freeway Patrol officer noticed the car on Castroville Street (Freeway 183) and known as for help in making a visitors cease.
When the CHP and sheriff’s deputies tried to tug him over, the person drove off the street into an agricultural area north of Cooper Street.
“For unknown reasons,” the sheriff’s press launch mentioned, “the driver exited the vehicle and approached the officers who opened fire striking the driver.”
The motive force died of his accidents. A CHP officer additionally sustained a minor damage, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned.
The sheriff’s assertion doesn’t elaborate on why the officers shot the person or deal with whether or not he had a weapon. It does say the capturing might be investigated by the California Division of Justice “pursuant to AB 1506” — a regulation that issues deadly regulation enforcement shootings of unarmed folks.
Initially Printed: January 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM PST
