Death by Cop – 2023
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Joseph Michael Pate
Case # :610
Gender : Male
Age : 39
Race : White
Date : 10/15/2023
Location : I-5+Flores
City : Red Bluff
County : Tehama
State : California
Agency : Tehama County SO, Red Bluff PD, Corning PD, Calfire
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after shootout at traffic stop
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
A Tehama deputy arrived at an accident and said he was shot by the driver with a rifle when he arrived. He radio’d for help and Red Bluff PD, Corning PD and Calfire all arrived. The driver with the rifle fled in the police car and was chased into the back of a semi truck, crashed and was arrested.