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Name Not Disclosed
Age : 30
Gender : Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/11/2023
Location : Arco gas station, Base Line Street and H Street
City : San Bernardino
County : San Bernardino
State : California
Agency : San Bernardino PD
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after robbing gas station
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/11/2023, at approximately 8:49 a.m., San Bernardino Police Department officers responded to multiple 911 calls reporting that an armed man was holding a gas station clerk at gunpoint at the Arco station located at Base Line Street and H Street. Callers described the man as armed with a handgun and associated with a Mazda parked near the fuel pumps.
A responding officer arrived within minutes and located a man matching the description walking away from the convenience store toward the fuel pumps while holding a handgun. The officer repeatedly ordered him to drop the weapon. The officer then fired two rounds, striking the man. Officers recovered a handgun at the scene, took him into custody, and requested emergency medical assistance. He was transported to a local hospital, where he died from his injuries.
Investigators later determined through witness interviews and surveillance footage that the man had committed an armed robbery inside the gas station immediately before officers arrived. Several bystanders were present in the fueling area during the shooting. The San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office responded to the scene and conducted a parallel investigation alongside the San Bernardino Police Department.
San Bernardino Police released surveillance still images from the business shortly after the shooting. The department did not publicly identify the officer who fired the fatal shots in the reporting reviewed. The identity of the deceased was also not released in the initial public reports.
