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Santa Rosa Police Fatally Shoot Armed Suspect Following Overnight Standoff

Sonoma County investigators are probing the pre-dawn shooting with police releasing only initial video under limited disclosure.

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Overview

  • Officers responded to a report of an armed domestic violence incident at a home on the 900 block of Keegan Drive shortly after 10 p.m. Wednesday.
  • The suspect barricaded himself inside the residence and negotiations by a handful of officers continued for several hours without success.
  • Police ordered nearby residents to shelter in place around 11:15 p.m. and lifted the restriction just before 7 a.m. Thursday.
  • Officers opened fire on the suspect at about 4:55 a.m., and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
  • The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office is leading the investigation as the department provides limited video footage on X while withholding the suspect’s identity and details on officer involvement.