Santos Anthony Villegas was being sought by police because he allegedly had two encounters with police in which he leveled a pistol at them. Villegas was stopped around 3:30 p.m. Villegas got out of the vehicle and pointed a handgun at the officer and pulled the trigger, but the gun did not fire. He fled on foot, hiding in a nearby yard. Police found him, and he again he aimed the handgun, and four officers shot and killed him.
Agency: San Bernardino Police Department
Motive: suspicious person
Confrontation Type: None/Unknown
Service Call: No
Body Camera: No
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Santos Anthony Villegas
Death Date: August 17, 2020
County: San Bernardino
Geography: Suburban
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Race: Hispanic
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Foot
Washington Post Database ID: 6097