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Armed Man in Body Armor Killed by Deputies in California Domestic Violence Call

The unidentified man opened fire on Riverside County sheriff’s deputies before being fatally shot; a woman involved in the initial altercation was treated for non-life threatening injuries.

  • Riverside County sheriff’s deputies in Hemet, California, responded to a domestic violence call late Tuesday night.
  • The deputies were fired upon by a man wearing body armor and armed with an assault rifle.
  • The unidentified man was uncooperative and fired at the deputies from inside the house before exiting and firing again.
  • The deputies returned fire, fatally wounding the man who was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.
  • A woman involved in the initial altercation was treated for non-life threatening injuries.
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