Death by Cop  2022-2024

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William Joseph Weiler

Gender : Male

Age : 53

Race : White

Date : 05/06/2022

Location : 3033 W 25th St

City : Rosamond

County : Kern

State : California

Agency : California Highway Patrol

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

California Highway Patrol received a call about a disturbance with someone having lit a fire, along Highway 14. Troopers arrived and claim the man held a sharp object. They tasered him and then shot and killed him. It is unknown what the object was or how much of a realistic threat he had been to armed troopers.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.gofundme.com/f/billy-of-rosamond-memorial-laying-to-rest

https://www.kget.com/ois/man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-identified-3/

https://www.bakersfield.com/news/coroner-ids-rosamond-man-killed-in-shooting/article_d55c741c-dd53-11ec-b1a4-971cfac011d0.html