Fountain Valley Police Department Press Releases
| TO PRESS: | FROM: Sgt. Eric Orahood (714) 593-4472 Apr 27 2009 |
Officer Involved Shooting | |
| At approximately 12:07 pm, Monday, April 27, 2009, Fountain Valley Police Officers responded to the 18400 block of Pacific St. regarding a possible domestic dispute in the parking lot of a business. As officers were responding, dispatchers received information that shots had been fired. Upon arrival officers confronted a suspect who had crashed his truck into a car belonging to one of the victims. The suspect pointed a handgun at two officers who both fired multiple rounds at the suspect, striking him an unknown number of times. The suspect was transported to Fountain Valley Regional Hospital, and subsequently transferred to UCI Medical Center where he was pronounced dead a short time after arrival. A female victim was transported to an area hospital for treatment of multiple gunshot wounds to her torso. At this time she is in critical condition undergoing surgery. A male victim received superficial, non-life threatening gunshot injuries. The officers involved were not injured. Preliminary investigation indicates this is an incident involving parties known to each other and not a random act of violence. | |
| Sgt. Eric Orahood Personnel and Training Sergeant (714) 593-4472 FVPD CASE: 09-1930 | |
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