Riverside County Sheriff Releases Video of Deputy Shooting Suspect Armed with Machete and Pipe

Riverside County Sheriff’s Office Press Release Re: Deputy Shooting Suspect Armed with Machete and Pipe. On July 19, 2024, at 7:28 a.m., deputies from the Jurupa Valley Sheriff’s Station were dispatched to the area of 34th Street and Crestmore Road, Jurupa Valley, to assist Riverside County Parks rangers with a cleanup in the Santa Ana River bottom. The Riverside County Parks rangers advised they had encountered a male armed with an unknown object. Upon arrival, deputies located the male, who was armed with a machete and a large metal pipe. Deputies gave the male commands to drop the weapons, but he refused to comply. Deputies utilized a less lethal device to gain compliance, but the device was ineffective. The male, still armed with the machete, continued to behave erratic and assaultive toward deputies, and a deputy-involved shooting occurred.

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