A Chino police officer responded to a shopping center after a woman reported a suspicious man with a gun in his car. An officer confronted Wells, setting off a foot chase that ended in an adjoining shopping center when Wells pointed a gun at another officer and was shot and killed.
Victim's Name: Bernard Wells III
Agency Responsible: Chino Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 31
Race: Black
Date of Death: July 23, 2016
County: San Bernardino
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Foot
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 1727
Geography: Suburban