#BREAKING BPD releases more information on the officer-involved - TopicsExpress



          

#BREAKING BPD releases more information on the officer-involved shooting that left a man dead on Mt. Vernon Avenue last night. Here is the news release: On November 13, 2014, at 9:14 pm, Bakersfield police officers observed a silver Jeep Liberty driving erratically at Flower St. and the on-ramp of eastbound SR 178. The two-officer unit attempted to conduct a traffic stop of the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle. The driver failed to yield and a short high speed pursuit ensued eastbound SR 178. The suspect vehicle exited the highway at a high rate of speed onto the eastbound Mt. Vernon Ave. off ramp and collided with a signal light pole on the east side of Mt. Vernon Ave. The pursuing officers and two additional officers arrived at the scene within seconds of the collision and exited their vehicles. According to witness statements and preliminary investigation the suspect immediately exited the vehicle and began aggressively approaching the officers yelling obscenities. The officers gave commands to the suspect to stop approaching and to raise his hands up. Witnesses state the suspect refused to comply with the officers’ commands and continued to approach the officers in a confrontational manner and at one point suddenly reached towards his front waistband. Three of the officers immediately fired multiple rounds striking the suspect and one officer deployed his Taser. The suspect was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced deceased. No weapon was recovered at the scene. There were no other injuries as a result of this incident. The investigation surrounding the circumstances of this officer-involved shooting is on-going. The four officers involved have been placed on routine administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation. The intersection of SR 178 off ramp at Mt. Vernon Ave. was reopened at approximately 4:30 am. Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to call Detective Don Cegielski at (661) 326-3552 or the Bakersfield Police Department at (661) 327-7111.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 23:30:10 +0000

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