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San Bernardino Police Kill Robbery Suspect Who Pointed Rifle at Officers Outside Express Market

The department’s Homicide Unit has opened an inquiry, with the county district attorney set to review the shooting.

Overview

  • Officers were flagged down just after 6 p.m. Friday at the Express Market on West Northpark Boulevard during a reported robbery in progress.
  • Investigators say the suspect had pointed a loaded revolver at a clerk’s head and fired as the clerk tried to disarm him, narrowly missing the employee.
  • The clerk wrested away the revolver, and the suspect went to his vehicle, retrieved a loaded rifle, and began returning toward the store entrance.
  • Police encountered the man in the parking lot; when he aimed the rifle at officers, they opened fire and he was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
  • Police reported no injuries to the clerk or officers, the suspect’s identity has not been released, and security footage described by authorities shows him raising the rifle.