Deputy shoots, kills man allegedly swinging hammer at him in Jurupa Valley
City News Service
JURUPA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – A Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy shot and killed a man who allegedly threatened him with a hammer on Monday in Jurupa Valley.
The deputy-involved shooting occurred shortly after 4 a.m. along the 6000 block of Collins Street, just west of Van Buren Boulevard, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.
Sgt. Robert Martinez said the patrol deputy, whose identity was not disclosed, was sent to the location to investigate reports of a woman in distress, screaming for unspecified reasons.
“Upon arrival, the deputy encountered a man in the street who advanced toward the deputy, swinging a hammer,” Martinez said. “The deputy gave the suspect commands to drop the hammer, but he failed to comply … (and) continued to advance on the deputy while swinging the hammer, and a deputy- involved shooting occurred.”
The deputy wasn’t injured.
Paramedics reached the location a short time later and rendered aid until the suspect was transported to a regional trauma center, where he was pronounced dead on arrival, Martinez said.
A search of the area failed to identify the woman who had been screaming. Her identity has not been confirmed, and it was unknown whether she may have been injured.
It was unclear why the man was allegedly armed with the hammer.
The deputy was placed on paid administrative leave pending the