Around 7 a.m., a deputy was sent to a call for a man walking in the roadway with a gun. The deputy was also told two vehicles in the area could be related to the call. The deputy arrived, and a man got out of one of the vehicles with a firearm and reportedly brandished it toward the deputy.The deputy shot and killed him.
Agency: Kern County Sheriff's Office
Motive: suspicious person
Confrontation Type: None/Unknown
Service Call: Yes
Body Camera: No
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Fernando Napoles
Death Date: September 3, 2020
County: Kern
Geography: Undetermined
Gender: Male
Age: 37
Race: Hispanic
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Washington Post Database ID: 6150