BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Bakersfield police say a woman called them after hearing voices in her home Oct. 2, and when officers got there they found a man the homeowner did not know inside the home.
Police say the man “became assaultive toward the officers, resulting in an officer involved shooting”. Officers were outside of the house and entered with a police dog after the shooting.
They took the suspect into custody and he was pronounced dead at Kern Medical.
A neighbor who lives a few houses down on Blomquist Drive said she heard gunshots.
“I just heard a few gunshots,” said Jessica Varnell, a neighbor. “Then, a couple minutes went by and I heard a few more gunshots after I came outside.”
The video backs up Varnell’s statements. You can hear three gunshots at first, then two more after the video cut.
Bakersfield Police Department Public Information Officer Eric Celedon said officers were speaking to the suspect through a window and the suspect had improvised weapons, with one being a screwdriver. Officers said he began to hurl objects at officers.