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BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE William Rector, Chief of Police ________________________________________________________________________ Contact: Detective Mary DeGeare Public
Information Officer 661-326-3803 mdegeare@Bakersfieldpd.us For Immediate Release October 7, 2009 On 10/7/09, at about 4:38 p.m., Bakersfield Police Department Motorcycle Officer Nathan
Anderberg conducted a routine traffic stop on a grey unlicensed Chevrolet Tahoe in the 6200 block of District Blvd. The suspect and sole occupant of the vehicle, Marcos Barraza 27 of
Bakersfield, pulled over to the side of the road stopped. As Officer Anderberg prepared to dismount he heard Barraza revving the vehicle engine and as he started to get off of the motorcycle,
Barraza abruptly placed the vehicle in reverse and started rapidly backing toward him. Officer Anderberg yelled at Barraza to stop but Barraza continued to accelerate backward toward
Officer Anderberg. Officer Anderberg ran to the sidewalk to avoid being struck and Barraza continued backing into the police motorcycle. Fearing for his life, Officer Anderberg simultaneously
fired one round into the suspect vehicle striking Barraza in the neck. Barraza immediately announced he had been shot and surrendered. Officer Anderberg held Barraza at gunpoint until
assisting officers arrived to take him into custody. Within minutes, and while Barraza was still on scene awaiting medical aide arrival, his girlfriend, Carla Rodriguez, arrived and
rushed into the crime scene. Rodriguez was given several orders to stop but she continued her attempts to get past the officers to Barraza’s location. Assisting Officer Sean Underhill
resorted to his Taser which effectively stopped Rodriguez and she was arrested for interfering and resisting. A short time later, a 17 year old female, related to Rodriguez, arrived
and was also arrested for interfering and resisting after disregarding officers commands to leave. Barraza was arrested and taken to a local hospital where he is currently in stable
condition. The Chevrolet Tahoe was determined to be a stolen vehicle. Officer Anderberg will be placed on routine administrative leave during the investigation and subsequent review
board process. Officer Anderberg has been with the Bakersfield Police Department for 9 years.