One man is dead from an officer-involved shooting that took place in San Bernardino on Thursday morning, according to police.
Around 9:19 a.m., two officers pulled over Albert Jose Rodriguez Jr., 48, of San Bernardino, for what police said were “multiple vehicle code violations.”
According to the Friday media release, Rodriguez was uncooperative during the stop, refusing to get out of the vehicle. He also refused orders to stop reaching inside his shirt, where a firearm was later located.
Police said officers then attempted to remove Rodriguez from the vehicle, and a struggle ensued, during which the suspect attempted to drive away.
During this flee attempt, the officer positioned on the vehicle’s passenger side reportedly leaned into the car to turn it off and unbuckle Rodriguez’s seat belt.
However, “Rodriguez continued to violently resist and managed to drive away, injuring one officer and trapping the other in the vehicle,” wrote the department.
Then, as he was driving with the trapped officer, Rodriguez attempted to grab the loaded firearm from inside his shirt.