STOCKTON, Calif. — The Stockton Police Department has released more information about the sequence of events leading up to an officer shooting and killing a man Monday night.
According to a news release, it started around 10 p.m. when police were called about a person who tried to kick in a door and climbed into a building on the 1700 block of Fremont Street.
Police say the person who called it in tried to confront the suspect, later identified as a 34-year-old man, and the man flashed what appeared to be a rifle before running east. Officers responded and found the man hiding behind a bridge pillar near Pershing and Fremont.
Police say the man did not comply with their commands and eventually came out but walked past officers. They asked him to stop and he pulled out what appeared to be a gun.
One officer, Officer Marcos Alonso, fired his gun and the man was hit. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
No officers were injured and they discovered the man’s gun was a replica firearm. Body cameras were activated during the shooting.
The police department says Alonso was hired in July 2021 and is assigned to field operations. He’s now on paid administrative leave. Alonso was previously involved in another deadly police shooting at a Stockton gas station in Jan. 2023.
Anyone with information on the investigation can call police at 209-937-8377.
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