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David Wilson

Age : 62

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 08/13/2022

Location : Pepperweed Road near Partridge Lane

City : Squaw Valley

County : Fresno

State : California

Agency : Fresno County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Suicide

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/13/2022, at approximately 8:30 p.m., Fresno County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a residence near Pepperweed Road and Partridge Lane in Squaw Valley after receiving a report that 62-year-old David Wilson had threatened to shoot his mother. When deputies arrived, they heard gunfire coming from inside the residence. Wilson's mother escaped the home without injury.
Deputies established a perimeter around the property. According to the Fresno County Sheriff's Office, Wilson fired multiple rounds from inside the residence, and several patrol vehicles were struck by gunfire. Deputies did not return fire. Because of the ongoing threat, the Sheriff's Office requested assistance from its SWAT team and crisis negotiators.
The standoff continued through the night. On the morning of 08/14/2022, SWAT deputies searched the rural property and located Wilson dead in a remote area near the residence. Investigators determined he had died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Deputies recovered an AR-15-style rifle, an SKS rifle with an extended magazine, and two handguns from the scene.
The Fresno County Sheriff's Office investigated the incident as an in-custody death response and concluded that Wilson died by suicide. Public reporting located for this case did not identify any civil litigation filed by Wilson's family or any public dispute regarding the official account of the incident.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://abc30.com/fresno-county-officer-involved-shooting-squaw-valley/
https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/crime/article2646/
https://kmph.com/news/local/deputy-involved-shooting-squaw-valley