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Kyle Nicholas Sostek
Gender : Male
Age : 34
Race : White
Date : 03/12/2023
Location : Vista Avenue
City : Sugarloaf
County : San Bernardino
State : California
Agency : San Bernardino County SO
Officer(s) :Samuel Fuller
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A deputy assigned to the Big Bear Station observed a vehicle in the 800 block of Vista Avenue in Sugarloaf. The officer knew the driver had an outstanding warrant for his arrest.
The deputy initiated a traffic stop and Kyle Sostek yielded, briefly, before fleeing but then he got out of the vehicle and was shot and killed by deputy Samuel Fuller. He is believed to have been unarmed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://bigbeargrizzly.net/news/8369/doj-releases-name-of-local-shooting-victim/
https://bigbeargrizzly.net/news/8355/sheriffs-deputy-fatally-shoots-man-in-sugarloaf/
https://www.pressenterprise.com/2023/03/13/man-fatally-shot-by-deputies-in-big-bear-neighborhood/
https://bigbeargrizzly.net/news/8365/man-killed-by-sheriffs-deputy-identified-as-kyle-sostek/
