BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — The Kern County Sheriff’s Office has determined that a shooting involving one of its deputies in Oildale in February was “within departmental policy.”
On February 9th, deputies were called to the area of Pierce and State roads in Oildale on a report of a man “breaking car windows and committing assault with a deadly weapon.” That weapon turned out to be a hunting knife.
In a statement released at the time of the shooting, the KCSO stated: “Deputies responded and located the suspect who was armed with a deadly weapon. The suspect then attempted to take an uninvolved subject into a hostage situation and an officer-involved shooting occurred. The suspect was pronounced deceased at the theme their identity will be released pending next of kin notification by the coroner’s office. No one else was injured and the investigation is ongoing at this time.”
