HomeMy WebLinkAbout13_10_01 Officer Involved Shooting 3600 Block of Stockdale Hwy 13-159967
BAKERSFIELD POLICE
DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE
Greg Williamson, Chief of Police
Contact: Michaela Sims
Public Information Office
661-326-3803
msims@bakersfieldpd.us
For Immediate Release October 1, 2013
On Monday, September 30, 2013, at approximately 11:19 p.m., the Bakersfield Police
Department Communication Center received radio traffic of an officer involved shooting.
Preliminary investigation revealed two marked Bakersfield Police patrol vehicles were
travelling southbound on Real Road, just south of Stockdale Highway, on their way to a
patrol call, when a suspect, located outside the 7-Eleven at 3601Stockdale Highway,
began firing at the officers.
One officer returned fire.
The suspect fled the scene but was later located and taken into custody.
No one was injured during the shooting.
The investigation revealed the suspect pointed a firearm at an employee of the 7-Eleven
and forced her back into the store, before firing at officers.
A firearm, believed to have belonged to the suspect, was recovered at the scene.
One suspect is in custody.
The investigation is continuing.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact Bakersfield Police at
(661) 327-7111.
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