California Attorney General Rob Bonta said his office will investigate a Long Beach police officer's fatal shooting of an allegedly armed suspect who police said broke into a home in Long Beach.
City News ServiceCalifornia Attorney General Rob Bonta says his office will investigate a Long Beach police officer's fatal shooting of an allegedly armed suspect.Long Beach police officer's fatal shooting of an allegedly armed suspectLong Beach police responded at approximately 8:35 p.m. Friday to a residence in the 6800 block of Cerritos Avenue regarding a person with a gun.
Officers surrounded the home and made contact with the man, who they saw was armed with a firearm. As the officers at the scene engaged in verbal de-escalation for over an hour with the suspect, a SWAT team was called to the scene and was preparing to deploy when the shooting occurred, the department said.
A home invasion robbery in Long Beach turned deadly after police officers encountered the armed suspect in the yard. The suspect was struck once in the upper body and officers immediately rendered aid to him. Long Beach Fire Department paramedics treated the suspect at the scene and subsequently took him to a hospital, where he died from his injuries, authorities said."Following the , DOJ's California Police Shooting Investigation Team initiated an investigation in accordance with AB 1506 mandates," Bonta's office said.
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