Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Discharged firearms in the news: Fri 27 July - Thur 2 Aug 2012 [View all]struggle4progress
(118,282 posts)Hemet police fatally shot a carjacking suspect who led officers on a foot chase and pointed a handgun at them late Tuesday, July 31, the Police Department said.
Rudy L. Arias, 27, of Hemet, was pronounced dead at a hospital about 6 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Riverside County coroners office. He had been shot by police about seven hours earlier in an older neighborhood just south of Hemets downtown shopping district.
The two officers who fired at him, whose names were not released, have been placed on administrative leave while the investigation is conducted, the Hemet Police Department announced.
According to Hemet police and Riverside County court records, Arias had a criminal history that included past felony convictions for vehicle theft and assault with a deadly weapon, and had a warrant out for his arrested based on non-compliance with terms of a state law that shifted supervision of prisoners from state parole officers to local jurisdictions ...
http://www.pe.com/local-news/riverside-county/hemet/hemet-headlines-index/20120801-hemet-suspect-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting.ece