Overview
- Officers opened fire during a traffic stop around 4:55 p.m. near Marina Heights Drive and Arroyo Drive, and the driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Police say a firearm was recovered during the incident, though they have not specified where it was found or its role.
- The officer or officers involved were uninjured and placed on administrative leave, which the department described as standard practice.
- All investigative updates will come from the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office, which is conducting an independent review.
- City officials canceled Marina’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration out of respect for those affected, and family members identified the man as Ronald Tinsley.