ECPD releases officer-involved shooting briefing
Adrik Vargas
EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) – The El Centro Police Department (ECPD) has released a “critical incident community briefing” regarding an officer-involved shooting earlier this year.
The briefing includes the bodycam and patrol cam footage from the night of May 21, 2025, where a burglary suspect pointed an object, which looked like a gun, at a police officer.
This prompted the officer to open fire on the suspect, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
ECPD and the California Department of Justice are both investigating the shooting to determine whether the man who was shot committed any crime, and if the deadly force used was justifiable.
To learn more about the briefing, click here.