Overview
- Officers stopped a single-occupant vehicle around 10:55 p.m. on Dec. 24 near Balfour Road and Foothill Drive for suspected DUI, according to police.
- Police say a search of the car uncovered a loaded, high-powered rifle and that the driver resisted arrest and grabbed the weapon before an officer fired.
- Officers provided medical aid, the man in his 40s died at the scene from gunshot wounds, and no officers were reported injured.
- The department says body-worn and in-car camera video will be released in accordance with law, though no release timeline was provided.
- The identities of the driver and the officer have not been released, and a local activist questioned the police account while calling for prompt video disclosure.