Around midnight, a deputy ran a truck's plate and found it had been reported stolen. The deputy tried to pull the truck over, but the driver fled. The chase ended a short time later with a crash outside a Mobil gas station. At the end of the pursuit, deputies opened fire on the pickup truck, killing Bernie Rascon.
Victim's Name: Bernie Rascon
Agency Responsible: San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Race: White
Date of Death: December 16, 2019
County: San Bernardino
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Unclear
Weapon: undetermined
Threat Level: undetermined
Fleeing: Car
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 5296
Geography: Suburban