A man who reportedly threatened his estranged wife at gunpoint while her two children were present in her home was shot and killed by a deputy during an exchange of gunfire.
Agency: Riverside County Sheriff's Department
Motive: Domestic Disturbance
Confrontation Type: Domestic Disturbance (intimate partner violence)
Service Call: Yes
Body Camera: no
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Name withheld by police
Death Date: January 26, 2021
County: Riverside
Geography: Suburban
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Race: Unknown race
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Washington Post Database ID: 6456