Police surrounded a Motel 6 to investigate a report of a man with a gun. A 39-year-old man from Yucca Valley was killed from gunfire after deputies said he fired upon them when they knocked on the motel room's door to investigate.
Victim's Name: Dominic Hodges
Agency Responsible: San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department
Gender: Male
Age: 39
Race: Hispanic
Date of Death: January 17, 2017
County: San Bernardino
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Drug or alcohol use
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 2229
Geography: Suburban